# NTSB Accident DEN99FA024
> **Robinson R-22 BETA II** · 1998-12-04 · DEMING, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN99FA024
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11545
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-12-04
- **Location:** DEMING, NM, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R-22 BETA II
- **Registration:** N8340J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the transmission wire.  Factors were the transmission wire, and the glaring sunlight condition.

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