# NTSB Accident WPR16FA130
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66** · 2016-06-23 · Wikieup, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA130
- **Event ID:** 20160624X83720
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-23
- **Location:** Wikieup, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.461112, -113.683334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
- **Model:** R66
- **Registration:** N117TW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An encounter with turbulence due to updrafts and/or dust devils that resulted in mast bumping and an in-flight break-up.

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