# NTSB Accident CHI07CA215
> **Rotorway 162F** · 2007-07-16 · Heart, ND, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI07CA215
- **Event ID:** 20070831X01289
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-07-16
- **Location:** Heart, ND, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.819721, -103.10083
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rotorway
- **Model:** 162F
- **Registration:** CFYAR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot inadvertently shut off the fuel pump switch which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power.  An additional cause was the pilot's poorly executed autorotation/flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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