# NTSB Accident ERA17LA332
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22** · 2017-09-23 · Clearwater, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA332
- **Event ID:** 20170923X01730
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-23
- **Location:** Clearwater, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.977222, -82.759162
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N404TB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a helicopter. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot's failure to adequately transmit his position while operating in the airport traffic pattern.

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