1 fatal · Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · 2005-09-20 · Baker, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX05FA311
Event ID
20050927X01538
Type
Accident
Date
2005-09-20
Location
Baker, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.649444, -115.829719
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Robinson Helicopter
Model
R22 Beta
Registration
N957SH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions that resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of mountainous terrain by rain and low clouds, moderate turbulence, and the pilot's self-induced pressure to be at his destination by 1600.