# NTSB Accident LAX93FA369
> **ROBINSON R22 BETA** · 1993-09-24 · WILDOMAR, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX93FA369
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13417
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-09-24
- **Location:** WILDOMAR, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.6193, -117.250656
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N40049
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE AFTER BEING STRUCK BY THE PILOT'S KNEE BOARD, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY SECURE THE KNEE BOARD WHILE IN FLIGHT.

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