# NTSB Accident FTW98LA049
> **Robinson R22 BETA** · 1997-11-15 · LUBBOCK, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA049
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-15
- **Location:** LUBBOCK, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.530227, -101.789497
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N26026
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the helicopter during hover out-of-ground-effect.  A related factor was: the student pilot's lack of experience in flying helicopters.

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