# NTSB Accident ERA20LA160
> **Hughes 369** · 2020-04-25 · Pylesville, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20LA160
- **Event ID:** 20200427X63502
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-04-25
- **Location:** Pylesville, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.697223, -76.392776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369
- **Registration:** N9159F
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of unporting of the fuel tank supply pickup while the helicopter was maneuvered to move a conductor wire. Contributing to the accident was the helicopter’s inappropriate configuration for the type of operation being conducted, which impeded the pilot’s ability to release the long line and perform a successful emergency landing.

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