# NTSB Accident ERA18LA135
> **HEARD ALAN E MOSQUITO XE** · 2018-04-24 · Albion, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA135
- **Event ID:** 20180425X01358
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-04-24
- **Location:** Albion, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.29639, -78.222503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** HEARD ALAN E
- **Model:** MOSQUITO XE
- **Registration:** N911CY
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent, improper configuration of the engine fuel system, which resulted in an excessively lean air-to-fuel ratio and resulted in a loss of engine power; and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain main rotor rpm following the loss of engine power, which resulted in a hard landing.

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