# NTSB Accident DEN08LA066
> **Robinson R22 BETA** · 2008-03-18 · Las Vegas, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA066
- **Event ID:** 20080319X00335
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-03-18
- **Location:** Las Vegas, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.654167, -105.142501
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N3055N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An inadvertent settling with power, and the instructor's failure to maintain control of the helicopter, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft.

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