# NTSB Accident LAX05FA189
> **Robinson R44** · 2005-05-28 · Lucerne Valley, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05FA189
- **Event ID:** 20050601X00698
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-28
- **Location:** Lucerne Valley, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.629444, -116.683891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N7015Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor rpm and directional control while maneuvering at low altitude.  Contributing factors in the accident were the helicopter's gross weight in excess of the maximum hover out of ground effect limit, a high density altitude, and the pilot's lack of overall experience with regard to low rpm and settling-with-power recovery techniques.

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