# NTSB Accident CEN18LA087
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II** · 2018-01-26 · Loveland, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA087
- **Event ID:** 20180130X64322
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-01-26
- **Location:** Loveland, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.439998, -105.007225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N878BC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The airplane pilot’s failure to see and avoid the helicopter while in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision between the two aircraft. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot’s misunderstanding of the helicopter pilot’s intentions and the airplane pilot’s expectation that the helicopter would be clear of the runway.

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