# NTSB Accident ERA22FA096
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II** · 2021-12-29 · Cosby, TN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA22FA096
- **Event ID:** 20211229104453
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-12-29
- **Location:** Cosby, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.773248, -83.279198
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N544SC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s intentional, continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions in a helicopter that was not certified for instrument conditions, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control and a collision with trees and terrain.

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