# NTSB Accident GAA17CA070
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44** · 2016-11-12 · Stone Lake, WI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA070
- **Event ID:** 20161116X11042
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-11-12
- **Location:** Stone Lake, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.77861, -91.623886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N744JS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while in a hover and the helicopter’s subsequent impact with a tree.

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