# NTSB Accident ERA16FA143
> **ROBINSON R44** · 2016-03-27 · Canadensis, PA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA143
- **Event ID:** 20160328X03918
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-03-27
- **Location:** Canadensis, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.250556, -75.219169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N776JM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation, which occurred after ascending in order to clear rising terrain and inadvertently entering the clouds.

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