# NTSB Accident LAX96LA224
> **Robinson R22 BETA** · 1996-06-07 · SANTA CLARITA, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA224
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06028
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-07
- **Location:** SANTA CLARITA, CA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N40009
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to abandon the pinnacle approach after encountering an excessive rate of descent.

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