# NTSB Accident MIA04LA129
> **Bell 206B3** · 2004-09-25 · Starkville, MS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA04LA129
- **Event ID:** 20040930X01541
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-25
- **Location:** Starkville, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.166667, -88.800003
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206B3
- **Registration:** N96PH
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The operator's inadequate maintenance inspections and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in the helicopter being operated with a contaminated fuel system, that resulted in fuel starvation, and the loss of engine power.

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