# NTSB Accident WPR24LA093
> **BELL 47G-3B-1** · 2024-02-23 · Garey, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24LA093
- **Event ID:** 20240223193831
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-02-23
- **Location:** Garey, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.894958, -120.32216
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47G-3B-1
- **Registration:** N2618W
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly check the torque paint on a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in the loosening of the B-nut, a loss of engine power at a low altitude, and a subsequent impact with terrain.

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