ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213115
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| Date: | Thursday 23 August 1984 |
| Time: | 15:55 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-TEF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 2km SW of Dooley Downs, WA -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dooley Downs, WA |
| Mt Augustus, WA | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the last refuel used super motor fuel, taken from the station bulk storage and decanted into an empty 200 litre aviation fuel drum, before being pumped into the aircraft. The refuelling of the aircraft had taken place two days before the accident. Following the refuelling, the pilot had taken a fuel sample but believed it to be free of water. No additional fuel samples had been taken prior to the accident. An inspection of the aircraft fuel system revealed a substantial quantity of water present in the carburettor bowl, fuel strainer bowl and both wing drain points. There is little doubt that this quantity of water was sufficient to cause the engine to fail.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1984/aair/aair198404501/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/31109/aair198404501.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2018 09:05 | Pineapple | Added |
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