Bell 206B helicopter runs out of fuel. Engine quits.

Attributes
ACN	334575
Time
Date	199604
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6l4
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Iroquois 205 (Huey)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 11000
ASRS Report	334575
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Engine failure. Suspect fuel starvation en route to fuel in light turbulence. Autorotated to area. No injuries. Poor judgement, did not believe instruments.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BELL 206B HELI RUNS OUT OF FUEL. ENG QUITS.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE. SUSPECT FUEL STARVATION ENRTE TO FUEL IN LIGHT TURB. AUTOROTATED TO AREA. NO INJURIES. POOR JUDGEMENT, DID NOT BELIEVE INSTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.