# NTSB Accident CEN13FA075
> **HUGHES 369** · 2012-11-27 · Childress, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN13FA075
- **Event ID:** 20121128X12341
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-11-27
- **Location:** Childress, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.420276, -100.240997
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N28MP
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper maintenance of the helicopter fuel system that resulted in erroneous fuel gauge indications and the pilot’s inadequate fuel management, both of which resulted in fuel exhaustion during a long-line hover. Also causal was the lack of company procedures to ensure adequate maintenance and fuel planning.

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