# NTSB Accident NYC96LA109
> **McCall WATCHA-MCCALL-IT** · 1996-05-18 · STEAMBURG, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96LA109
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05856
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-18
- **Location:** STEAMBURG, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.079414, -78.890953
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** McCall
- **Model:** WATCHA-MCCALL-IT
- **Registration:** N111MC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot/owner's failure to ensure adequate maintenance/inspection of the airplane; and a loose fuel line fitting, which resulted in a subsequent fuel leak, fuel starvation, and loss of engine power.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, which resulted in a landing on unsuitable terrain; his lack of experience in this make and model of aircraft; and his lack of recent experience in powered airplanes.

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