# NTSB Accident GAA16CA408
> **BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206** · 2016-07-30 · Modesto, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA408
- **Event ID:** 20160802X53901
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-30
- **Location:** Modesto, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.624168, -120.949447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
- **Model:** 206
- **Registration:** N206LW
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during an autorotation, which resulted in abnormal ground contact and main rotor contact with the tail boom. Contributing to the accident was the low fuel level which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power during the right turn to final.

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