# NTSB Accident GAA17CA095
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44** · 2016-12-15 · Separ, NM, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA095
- **Event ID:** 20161215X83449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-12-15
- **Location:** Separ, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.200553, -108.422225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N835AK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid electrical wires during the approach, which resulted in a hard landing.

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