# NTSB Accident WPR13GA374
> **MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER 369E** · 2013-08-12 · Burns, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13GA374
- **Event ID:** 20130815X32337
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-12
- **Location:** Burns, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.743888, -118.879447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HELICOPTER
- **Model:** 369E
- **Registration:** N62PJ
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the separation of one of the 4th-stage turbine wheel blades due to low-cycle fatigue cracking that had progressed to high-cycle fatigue cracking, which ultimately led to the overload failure of the blade.

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