# NTSB Accident DFW05CA044
> **Bell B206L-1** · 2004-12-09 · Patterson, LA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DFW05CA044
- **Event ID:** 20050120X00083
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-12-09
- **Location:** Patterson, LA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.707221, -91.333335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** B206L-1
- **Registration:** N5007F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's failure to activate the fuel boost pumps prior to takeoff.  A contributing factor was that the helicopter was at an airspeed and altiutude combination (below height/velocity curve) which precluded the pilot from executing a successful autorotation.

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