# NTSB Accident GAA16CA283
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44** · 2016-05-28 · Spring Branch, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA283
- **Event ID:** 20160607X23848
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-28
- **Location:** Spring Branch, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.5025, -98.243888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N921ES
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control while hovering in gusting tailwind conditions, resulting in  the tailboom striking a light pole and impact with terrain.

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