# NTSB Accident LAX89FA165
> **ROBINSON R22 BETA** · 1989-04-20 · STOCKTON, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89FA165
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28110
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-20
- **Location:** STOCKTON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.899234, -121.400337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N26198
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NBRT
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING WHILE PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL & DRUGS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE.  THE LIGHT CONDITION (AT NIGHT) AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS (POWER LINES AND BUILDING) WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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