# NTSB Accident ERA21LA295
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II** · 2021-07-19 · Point Harbor, NC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA295
- **Event ID:** 20210721103522
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-07-19
- **Location:** Point Harbor, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.029491, -75.991991
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N4529J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The noncertificated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation over a large body of water and a high velocity impact with the water. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate oversight during their initial training and improperly signing off the student for solo flight when he lacked the proper student pilot and medical certificate.

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