ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298569
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| Date: | Friday 24 August 2001 |
| Time: | 00:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150J |
| Owner/operator: | Bozena Niechwiadowicz |
| Registration: | N5591G |
| MSN: | 15071091 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5560 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hyannis, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hyannis-Barnstable Airport, MA (HYA/KHYA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot performed a preflight inspection of the airplane and drained fuel samples from both wing sump drains, and the fuselage sump drain. The pilot observed about 1/4-inch of water, in a 4-inch sample of fuel taken from the right wing fuel sump drain. The pilot stated that he did not drain the fuel again to determine if the water was out of the tank. The pilot then performed a run-up inspection and initiated a takeoff. The airplane obtained an altitude of 300 feet, when the engine "stopped completely." The pilot then performed a forced landing into trees. Examination of the airplane revealed corrosion on the right wing fuel cap, and inside the right fuel tank. The carburetor was disassembled and the carburetor bowl was "about 1/3 full of water," and contaminated by a "brownish substance." Thumb compression and valve train continuity was confirmed to all cylinders by manual rotation of the propeller. The airplane was last fueled about 1 month prior to the accident with 16.7 gallons, and "a significant amount of rain" had fallen in the area since then.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD01LA099
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 19:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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