# NTSB Accident CEN17LA192
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66** · 2017-05-20 · Canon City, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN17LA192
- **Event ID:** 20170521X20242
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-05-20
- **Location:** Canon City, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.29, -105.190002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
- **Model:** R66
- **Registration:** N778TL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to a vortex ring state (settling with power) condition, which resulted in a hard landing.

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