# NTSB Accident LAX08FA052
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2008-01-26 · Los Angeles, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08FA052
- **Event ID:** 20080201X00130
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-01-26
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.945835, -118.279724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N705JJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate obstacle clearance altitude from transmission wires during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the dark night conditions.

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