# NTSB Accident SEA90LA040
> **BELL 206B** · 1990-02-04 · WINTHROP, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA90LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22634
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-02-04
- **Location:** WINTHROP, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.499496, -120.329147
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 206B
- **Registration:** N49573
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  DARKNESS AND THE OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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