2 fatal · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 · 2023-03-07 · Port O'Connor, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN23FA125
Event ID
20230307106842
Type
Accident
Date
2023-03-07
Location
Port O'Connor, TX, USA
Coordinates
28.415122, -96.48012
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
Model
R44
Registration
N494SH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s initiation of the visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s flicker vertigo during the flight.