# NTSB Accident WPR17FA047
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2017-01-05 · San Pedro, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA047
- **Event ID:** 20170105X41106
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-01-05
- **Location:** San Pedro, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.706943, -118.257774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N702JJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm following the loss of engine power.

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