ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356318
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| Date: | Thursday 16 January 1997 |
| Time: | 10:20 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Boca Airport, Inc. |
| Registration: | N69219 |
| MSN: | 15285350 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boca Raton, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KBCT) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that during preflight inspection she did not see any water in fuel samples she drew from the wing sump drains and fuel strainer. After 55 minutes of flight, while on final approach, the engine quit. The pilot made a forced landing in a wooded area. Postcrash examination showed that the fuel strainer and carburetor bowl were full of water. The right fuel cap was found to be leaking. The engine operated normally after removal of the water from the fuel system. The fueling source was free of water and other aircraft fueled from this source did not contain water. The aircraft was refueled 5 days before the accident and did not fly until the accident flight. Between the last refueling and the accident flight the aircraft sat on the ramp. On several of the days it rained. The aircraft received a 100-hour inspection, 17 days and 21 flight hours before the accident.
Probable Cause: Inadequate inspection of the fuel caps by company maintenance personnel resulting in a cap with a deteriorated seal being allowed to continue in service. This allowed water to leak into the fuel tank which resulted in loss of engine power due to water ingestion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA97LA064
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 21:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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