# NTSB Accident LAX08CA185
> **Robinson R-22 Beta** · 2008-06-17 · Philomath, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX08CA185
- **Event ID:** 20080710X01011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-06-17
- **Location:** Philomath, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.503887, -123.551391
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R-22 Beta
- **Registration:** N4000Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during a pinnacle approach and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft weather condition.

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