# NTSB Accident FTW01FA069
> **Robinson R-22 BETA** · 2001-02-16 · Borger, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW01FA069
- **Event ID:** 20010302X00535
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-02-16
- **Location:** Borger, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.610279, -101.389167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R-22 BETA
- **Registration:** N4002M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain obstacle clearance.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain an updated preflight weather briefing and the dark night conditions.

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