# NTSB Accident DFW07LA197
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2007-09-12 · Fort Stockton, TX, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW07LA197
- **Event ID:** 20070923X01430
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-09-12
- **Location:** Fort Stockton, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.363889, -103.019447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N993KC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the v-belt drive system to the main rotor for undetermined reasons.  Contributing to the accident was insufficient altitude to perform a successful autorotation.

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