# NTSB Accident ERA12LA063
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2011-11-05 · West Palm Beach, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA063
- **Event ID:** 20111107X90730
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-11-05
- **Location:** West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.743055, -80.050552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N413RM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a low-altitude turn into gusty tailwind conditions, which resulted in a loss of translational lift and settling with power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total flight experience.

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