# NTSB Accident LAX91FA288
> **ROBINSON R-22B** · 1991-07-05 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91FA288
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17571
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-05
- **Location:** PHOENIX, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.399368, -111.630897
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R-22B
- **Registration:** N23039
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A DIVERGENCE OF THE MAIN ROTOR FROM ITS NORMAL PLANE OF ROTATION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHICH RESULTED IN ROTOR CONTACT TO THE COCKPIT.

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