# NTSB Accident CHI02FA001
> **Enstrom F-28A** · 2001-10-03 · Attica, MI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI02FA001
- **Event ID:** 20011009X02053
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-03
- **Location:** Attica, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.666667, -82.626388
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Enstrom
- **Model:** F-28A
- **Registration:** N137E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The reported loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, the pilot not performing an autorotation, the pilot not maintaining rotor RPM during his emergency descent, and the pilot not maintaining control of the helicopter.  A factor was the trees.

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