Aviation accident ERA21LA191

1 fatal · ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 · 2021-04-23 · Forkston, PA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA21LA191
Event ID: 20210423102968
Type: Accident
Date: 2021-04-23
Location: Forkston, PA, USA
Coordinates: 41.48899, -76.18394

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 1
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: ROBINSON HELICOPTER
Model: R44
Registration: N4055N
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: NITE
Weather: Unk

Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight weather planning, which resulted in an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions at night, spatial disorientation, and collision with terrain.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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