# NTSB Accident DEN06CA006
> **Bell 206L-4** · 2005-10-06 · Denver, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN06CA006
- **Event ID:** 20051031X01756
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-10-06
- **Location:** Denver, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.7, -105.019165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 206L-4
- **Registration:** N206DB
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation resulting in him taking the helicopter into the air with insufficient fuel to accomplish the flight, and the subsequent fuel exhaustion leading to the hard landing.

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