# NTSB Accident WPR16LA125
> **BELL 206** · 2016-06-14 · Bishop, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16LA125
- **Event ID:** 20160615X64926
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-14
- **Location:** Bishop, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.327777, -118.397224
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N1076Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper preflight weather planning, fuel planning, and fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot's initiation of the landing flare at a high altitude, which led to a subsequent hard landing.

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