# Accident 19930619019429A: Bell 206B, Harlem, MT, June 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1993, 20:30 local time
- Place: Harlem, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RUBG
- Location: 48.4900° N, 108.6502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4900&lon=-108.6502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33EA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930619019429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT START OF SPRAY RUN. TRIED QUICK STOP BUT IMPACTED GROUND FIRST. WATER IN FUEL FROM FUEL TRUCK.

## 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 SEA93LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA135), Jun 20, 1993: Bell 206B (N33EA), Harlem, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER REFUELING SYSTEM PROCEDURES WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO CONTAMINATE THE AIRCRAFT FUEL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

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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