ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297763
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 September 2019 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N5347T |
| MSN: | 17251247 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grassy Butte, North Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grassy Butte, ND |
| Grassy Butte, ND | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot reported that he recently fueled the airplane with fuel from an external supply tank on his ranch. On the day of the accident, the pilot taxied the airplane to a north-south road and started the takeoff roll to the north. The airplane lifted off and climbed to about 40 ft above ground level when the engine experienced a total loss of power. The pilot made a left turn to land in a parallel field; the airplane landed hard and came to rest upright, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage.
Postaccident examination revealed a significant amount of water in the carburetor and in the airplane's fuel tanks. Water was also found in the supply tank from which the pilot fueled the airplane. The pilot reported that he did not check the airplane's fuel tanks for contamination before departing on the flight, nor had he checked the fuel supply tank for contamination. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with a total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, and the pilot's failure to conduct a preflight inspection.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19LA311
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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