# NTSB Accident LAX06LA247
> **Robinson R44** · 2006-07-28 · Flagstaff, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06LA247
- **Event ID:** 20060803X01082
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-28
- **Location:** Flagstaff, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35, -111.583335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N74780
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning decision to take off under a low ceiling into an area of mountainous terrain that resulted in an encounter with lowering clouds and forced the pilot to land in unfavorable terrain.

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