# NTSB Accident WPR12LA022
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 500D** · 2011-10-27 · Colusa, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12LA022
- **Event ID:** 20111027X02557
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-10-27
- **Location:** Colusa, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.193054, -122.122779
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS
- **Model:** 500D
- **Registration:** N61PJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power while maneuvering at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident severity was the operation of the helicopter within a portion of the height-velocity regime unfavorable for autorotation.

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