# NTSB Accident ATL97LA002
> **Bell UH-IB** · 1996-10-12 · BENNETTSVILLE, SC, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA002
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06833
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-12
- **Location:** BENNETTSVILLE, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.629436, -79.680404
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** UH-IB
- **Registration:** N846MC
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power due to an inadequate supply of usable fuel.  A factor relating to the accident was: an inoperative left boost pump, which increased the amount of unusable fuel in the respective tank.

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