# NTSB Accident ERA13TA261
> **BELL 407** · 2013-05-31 · Columbia, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13TA261
- **Event ID:** 20130531X95830
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-05-31
- **Location:** Columbia, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.21611, -76.871109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 407
- **Registration:** N407HC
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The short circuit failure of a tantalum capacitor, internal to the engine’s electronic control unit, resulting in an uncommanded shutdown of the engine in flight.

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