# NTSB Accident NYC96LA096
> **Cessna 152** · 1996-05-05 · HARWINTON, CT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA096
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05846
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-05
- **Location:** HARWINTON, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N25414
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the operator's failure to eliminate water-contaminated fuel from the airplane, which resulted in the loss of engine power and collision with an obstacle during the forced landing.  Also causal was an improperly maintained fuel storage facility.

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