# NTSB Accident NYC02LA147
> **Bell 206B** · 2002-07-25 · Newfield, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC02LA147
- **Event ID:** 20020805X01299
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-07-25
- **Location:** Newfield, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.34, -76.548332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** C-GMLS
- **FAR Part:** NUSC
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to verify the amount of fuel onboard prior to departure, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion, and subsequent hard landing.  A factor was the lack of a suitable landing area under the helicopter when the power loss occurred.

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