# NTSB Accident LAX05LA176
> **Hughes 369D** · 2005-05-16 · Kihei, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA176
- **Event ID:** 20050601X00694
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-05-16
- **Location:** Kihei, HI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 20.783332, -156.53334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N611WA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.  The fuel contamination was due to the failure of the maintenance personnel to ensure that the helicopter's fuel system had been thoroughly cleaned after a known previous contamination event, and the failure of company line personnel to follow the daily quality assurance checks on the company's remote based fuel supply.

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