# NTSB Accident ERA21FA362
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66** · 2021-09-16 · Monticello, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21FA362
- **Event ID:** 20210916103882
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-09-16
- **Location:** Monticello, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.176346, -83.769253
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
- **Model:** R66
- **Registration:** N888DV
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into deteriorating weather conditions during a dark night and over unlit terrain, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of helicopter control.

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