# NTSB Accident CEN13LA115
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2012-12-23 · Corcoran, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13LA115
- **Event ID:** 20121227X90525
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-12-23
- **Location:** Corcoran, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.148056, -93.538887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N27AT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to land the helicopter in a position that placed the tail rotor near tarps, which resulted in the tarps being lifted into the tail rotor, subsequent tail rotor damage, a loss of tail rotor authority, and an uncommanded tail rotor rotation.

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