# NTSB Accident LAX01LA157
> **Bell 206-L3** · 2001-04-23 · Willcox, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA157
- **Event ID:** 20010426X00823
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-04-23
- **Location:** Willcox, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.25, -110.099998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206-L3
- **Registration:** N215M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to the likely unporting of the fuel tank pickups as the helicopter was maneuvered to look at animals on the ground.  Also causal was the pilot's misjudged touchdown point during an autorotational approach, which resulted in the in-flight impact with a tree.

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