# NTSB Accident CHI03LA182
> **Robinson R-22 Beta** · 2003-06-25 · Dexter, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA182
- **Event ID:** 20030626X00960
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-25
- **Location:** Dexter, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.7775, -89.941108
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R-22 Beta
- **Registration:** N933CB
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the wires during the aerial application flight.  Factors contributing to the accident were the helicopter's low altitude and the transmission wires.

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