# Accident 19900204001539A: Bell 206B, Winthrop, WA, February 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1990, 11:30 local time
- Place: Winthrop, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GFHA
- Location: 48.4995° N, 120.3291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4995&lon=-120.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49573, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49573-2001-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,981 total, 1,442 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900204001539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TOUCHED SKID WHILE HOVERING FOR SNOW COVERED SLOPE LANDING, HIDDEN BY BLOWING SNOW, DRIFT WAS RECOGNIZED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA90LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA040), Feb 4, 1990: Bell 206B (N49573), Winthrop, WA, substantial damage. 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.

## Other reports on N49573 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000608011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000608011049A), Jun 8, 2000: Bell 206B (N49573), Bridgeport, WA, No damage. (-23) Airman had just landed helicopter ina large depression (approx. 1 acre) that was being used as a field refueling site. The area was sporadically covered…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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