# NTSB Accident ERA09FA036
> **ROBINSON R-44** · 2008-11-03 · Gallatin, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA09FA036
- **Event ID:** 20081104X60811
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-11-03
- **Location:** Gallatin, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.336387, -86.438056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R-44
- **Registration:** N300FX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent descent into water as a result of the dark night and limited outside visual references.

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