# NTSB Accident WPR25LA199
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66** · 2025-06-30 · Tukwila, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR25LA199
- **Event ID:** 20250707200470
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-06-30
- **Location:** Tukwila, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.526623, -122.30152
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
- **Model:** R66
- **Registration:** N23UP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during a takeoff to a hover in a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent hard landing.

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