# NTSB Accident ERA10CA083
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R22** · 2009-11-28 · Indian Key, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA10CA083
- **Event ID:** 20091130X03056
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-11-28
- **Location:** Indian Key, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 24.873611, -80.672775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N324GS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to secure the collective control prior to departing the helicopter, which resulted in an unmanned departure and subsequent crash of the helicopter.

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