# NTSB Accident GAA15CA147
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2015-06-29 · Kailua-Kona, HI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA15CA147
- **Event ID:** 20150629X71354
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-06-29
- **Location:** Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 19.688888, -155.86444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N227FT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's decision to conduct a high altitude pinnacle landing without adequate power, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain during the approach. Contributing to the accident was the density altitude at the high altitude pinnacle landing site.

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