# NTSB Accident WPR13CA027
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2012-10-29 · Hanapepe, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13CA027
- **Event ID:** 20121029X10231
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-10-29
- **Location:** Hanapepe, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 21.896944, -159.603057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N216AB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Contributing to the pilot’s decision to land in an unsuitable landing area was his lack of helicopter experience, which led him to misidentify the precursor event.

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