# NTSB Accident WPR17LA075
> **HUGHES 369A** · 2017-02-22 · Unknown, PO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA075
- **Event ID:** 20170308X31846
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-22
- **Location:** Unknown, PO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.634754, -130.070831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HUGHES
- **Model:** 369A
- **Registration:** N805LA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to detect the presence of water in the helicopter fuel system before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed recognition of the power loss and late initiation of an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing on the ocean.

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