ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 357030
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 July 1996 |
| Time: | 18:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7168K |
| MSN: | 18-388 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3095 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gatesville, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After takeoff from a canal in a float plane, while cruising about 500 feet above a swamp, the engine quit. The airplane was force landed in the swamp. Following the accident, the pilot examined the engine and found water in the gascolator and the fuel line between the gascolator and the carburetor. He also reported that the airplane was equipped with long range fuel tanks that had flush fitting fuel filler caps. Previously, he had had problems with water in the fuel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in engine stoppage due to water contamination in the fuel system. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA108
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2024 13:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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