# NTSB Accident GAA15CA233
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22** · 2015-08-18 · Prescott, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA15CA233
- **Event ID:** 20150819X82129
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-08-18
- **Location:** Prescott, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.65361, -112.419441
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N5VH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's decision to turn the helicopter downwind during a hover taxi which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with terrain.

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