# NTSB Accident CEN23FA142
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II** · 2023-03-26 · Port Allen, LA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23FA142
- **Event ID:** 20230326106956
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-03-26
- **Location:** Port Allen, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.511753, -91.324385
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY
- **Model:** R44 II
- **Registration:** N441PD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **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, which resulted in spatial disorientation and the loss of aircraft control.

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