Accident · 2012-10-11

NTSB case CEN13FA010 · ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2012-10-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II (N474FA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Veracity Aviation, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Veracity Aviation, LLC

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of helicopter control as a result of spatial disorientation due to dark night conditions and marginal visual flight rules weather conditions.

Source: NTSB case CEN13FA010

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Flight instructor / Commercial	Helicopter	35	None (2011-03-31)	1,527.3 total · 543.7 in this make/model · 1,464.5 as PIC · 95 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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