# NTSB Accident CEN11FA468
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II** · 2011-07-09 · Rising Sun, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11FA468
- **Event ID:** 20110710X23251
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-09
- **Location:** Rising Sun, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.916389, -84.885002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N42333
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and failure to maintain clearance from terrain.

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