# NTSB Accident SEA97LA032
> **Hughes 369D** · 1996-11-16 · FORKS, WA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA032
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07121
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-16
- **Location:** FORKS, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.79076, -124.259315
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** 369D
- **Registration:** N5225C
- **FAR Part:** 133
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel contamination, which resulted in loss of engine power.  Factors relating to the accident included: improper servicing of the helicopter, and a lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing due to the proximity of trees.

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