# NTSB Incident CEN23FA183
> **ROBINSON R22 Beta** · 2023-05-14 · Brady, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23FA183
- **Event ID:** 20230515174530
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2023-05-14
- **Location:** Brady, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 31.225932, -99.358637
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R22 Beta
- **Registration:** N40506
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The non-certificated pilot’s failure to ensure the collective friction control was adequately engaged during an on-ground engine run, which resulted in the helicopter inadvertently becoming airborne. Contributing to the crash were the pilot’s various physical and mental conditions and his use of potentially impairing medications.

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