# NTSB Accident WPR16LA021
> **MD HELICOPTER 369D** · 2015-11-03 · Sedro-Woolley, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16LA021
- **Event ID:** 20151103X52016
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-11-03
- **Location:** Sedro-Woolley, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.416389, -121.98278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MD HELICOPTER
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N510PA
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of naphthenate fuel contamination, which blocked the fuel flow through the start pump.

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