# NTSB Accident GAA18CA534
> **Robinson R44** · 2018-08-30 · Girdwood, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA534
- **Event ID:** 20180905X12111
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-30
- **Location:** Girdwood, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.284442, -152.453338
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N99645
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fisherman's fishing rod striking the helicopter’s rotating main rotor disk during loading.

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