# NTSB Accident SEA08CA055
> **Brooks Exec 162F** · 2007-12-22 · Santa Maria, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA08CA055
- **Event ID:** 20080117X00070
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-12-22
- **Location:** Santa Maria, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.898887, -120.457496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Brooks
- **Model:** Exec 162F
- **Registration:** N66012
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during hover.  Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in rotorcraft.

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