# NTSB Accident ATL90FA075
> **SIKORSKY HSS-1N** · 1990-03-09 · CROSS, SC, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL90FA075
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22657
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-03-09
- **Location:** CROSS, SC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.319297, -80.140686
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SIKORSKY
- **Model:** HSS-1N
- **Registration:** N4875M
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND HIS FAILURE TO FLY THE HELICOPTER IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WOULD HAVE ASSURED SUFFICIENT ROTOR RPM FOR AN AUTOROTATION.

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