# NTSB Accident ERA12LA429
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44** · 2012-07-04 · Tallahassee, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA12LA429
- **Event ID:** 20120704X95425
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-04
- **Location:** Tallahassee, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.558055, -84.228889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N561CH
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain awareness of the helicopter’s altitude while attempting to troubleshoot the clutch actuator warning light, which resulted in an inadvertent descent and impact with water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's possible fatigue.

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