# NTSB Accident ERA14FA461
> **EAGLE R&D INC HELICYCLE** · 2014-09-28 · Gallatin, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14FA461
- **Event ID:** 20140928X75554
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-09-28
- **Location:** Gallatin, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.424999, -86.484169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EAGLE R&D INC
- **Model:** HELICYCLE
- **Registration:** N7062U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to fly the improperly balanced helicopter at high speed and low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's depression and resulting degradation of executive function and the pilot's use of a sedating antihistamine, which resulted in impaired mental and motor skills.

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