# NTSB Accident GAA17CA165
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44** · 2017-02-19 · Spofford, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA165
- **Event ID:** 20170301X93327
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-19
- **Location:** Spofford, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.166389, -100.418334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N804DF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to hover-taxi out of the hangar and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the hangar.

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