# NTSB Accident CEN11GA020
> **BELL 206B** · 2010-10-15 · Clarkson Valley, MO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11GA020
- **Event ID:** 20101015X73141
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-10-15
- **Location:** Clarkson Valley, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.633056, -90.597778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N96MP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision-making, and his improper control inputs following the loss of engine power, which resulted in mast bumping and separation of the main rotor. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper judgment in acting as a pilot with disqualifying medical conditions.

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