# NTSB Accident CEN25LA067
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44** · 2024-12-31 · Galveston, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN25LA067
- **Event ID:** 20241231199496
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-12-31
- **Location:** Galveston, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.30454, -94.771416
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R44
- **Registration:** N441HQ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during the takeoff from the helipad in high and gusting wind conditions, that resulted in the right skid extension embedding in the artificial turf, and a subsequent dynamic rollover sequence.

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