# NTSB Accident SEA02LA026
> **Robinson R22 Beta** · 2002-01-11 · Renton, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA026
- **Event ID:** 20020116X00079
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-01-11
- **Location:** Renton, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.449165, -122.226112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22 Beta
- **Registration:** N7185A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to ensure that adequate altitude/clearance above the ground was maintained during hovering flight, resulting in an inadvertent ground contact and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.  A factor was the flight instructor's failure to ensure adequate control of the aircraft was maintained in the hover.

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