# NTSB Accident WPR17LA014
> **AEROSPATIALE AS350** · 2016-10-28 · Starbuck, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA014
- **Event ID:** 20161031X33238
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-10-28
- **Location:** Starbuck, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.588333, -118.123054
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AEROSPATIALE
- **Model:** AS350
- **Registration:** N369BD
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s reliance on the fuel gauge that was displaying an incorrect fuel amount due to the separation of the fuel transmitter float pin guide from the float.

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