# NTSB Accident LAX92LA165
> **ROBINSON R22B** · 1992-04-05 · PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92LA165
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-04-05
- **Location:** PALM SPRINGS, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.850505, -116.560554
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R22B
- **Registration:** N40433
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CRUISE ALTITUDE UPON ENTERING A MOUNTAIN PASS AREA, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL WERE RELATED TO HIS ENCOUNTERING TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFTS.

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