# NTSB Accident ANC17LA040
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44** · 2017-08-03 · Solomon, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC17LA040
- **Event ID:** 20170807X63537
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-03
- **Location:** Solomon, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.566108, -164.29638
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N4138M
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude above water, and his loss of situational awareness, which resulted in an inadvertent descent and collision with water.

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