# NTSB Accident ERA24LA079
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44** · 2023-12-30 · Daytona Beach, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA079
- **Event ID:** 20240102193587
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-12-30
- **Location:** Daytona Beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.163165, -81.07824
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N828AK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The UAS operator’s failure to operate within the limitations of the COA that he was using to operate inside class C airspace, which resulted in a collision between the UAS and the helicopter.

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