# NTSB Accident CHI06CA214
> **Robinson R-44** · 2006-07-23 · Wadsworth, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06CA214
- **Event ID:** 20060814X01163
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-07-23
- **Location:** Wadsworth, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.422222, -87.867774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R-44
- **Registration:** N454WT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently pulled back on the cyclic when birds flew into the windscreen.  A factor associated with the accident were the birds.

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