ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369102
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| Date: | Saturday 11 March 1989 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N175RP |
| MSN: | 55390 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2200 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GO-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murray, NE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Plattsmouth, NE |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT SAID THAT AFTER ABOUT 1 & 1/2 HRS OF FLT, THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTY ROAD. DURING THE ROLL-OUT, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH, THEN THE ACFT NOSED OVER & HIT A POWER BOX. A POST-ACDNT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL WAS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER.
Probable Cause: WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE DITCH IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MKC89LA078
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 10:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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