Dec 9, 2004
Accident
Substantial Patterson, LA
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's failure to activate the fuel boost pumps prior to takeoff. A contributing factor was that the helicopter was at an airspeed and altiutude combination (below height/velocity curve) which precluded the pilot from executing a successful autorotation.
NTSB DFW05CA044