# NTSB Accident ANC24FA063
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44** · 2024-07-11 · Kekaha, HI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC24FA063
- **Event ID:** 20240712194676
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-07-11
- **Location:** Kekaha, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 22.183594, -159.64597
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N144KW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

An encounter with turbulence due to downdraft winds that resulted in mast bumping and an in-flight breakup.

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