# NTSB Accident WPR09FA076
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II** · 2009-01-09 · West Valley City, UT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09FA076
- **Event ID:** 20090109X62740
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-01-09
- **Location:** West Valley City, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.630832, -112.056663
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N168SH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and loss of control of the helicopter. Also causal was the flight instructor’s delay in taking remedial action.

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