# NTSB Accident CHI02FA049
> **Robinson R44** · 2001-12-13 · Waukesha, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA049
- **Event ID:** 20011219X02422
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-12-13
- **Location:** Waukesha, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.046112, -88.23944
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N7007F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's continued flight into adverse weather and not maintaining altitude/clearance from the static line during cruise flight.  Factors were the static wire, the darkness of night, the low ceiling, and the vehicle.

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