# NTSB Accident ERA11FA272
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II** · 2011-05-01 · Indiana, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA11FA272
- **Event ID:** 20110501X14924
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-05-01
- **Location:** Indiana, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.620849, -79.14936
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N445AB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's operation of the helicopter at a low-forward airspeed out of ground effect, which resulted in the helicopter’s loss of translational lift and tail rotor authority and the pilot’s subsequent loss of helicopter control.

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