# NTSB Accident WPR09CA232
> **ATKINS JOHN RAF 2000 G** · 2009-05-09 · South Prairie, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09CA232
- **Event ID:** 20090509X75329
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-05-09
- **Location:** South Prairie, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.152221, -122.093887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ATKINS JOHN
- **Model:** RAF 2000 G
- **Registration:** N1435X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's abrupt maneuver to avoid a collision that resulted in an airspeed reduction and subsequent loss of lift provided by the rotor system.  Contributing to the accident was the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout for other aircraft in the traffic pattern.

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