# NTSB Accident NYC97LA018
> **DUBIS TEAM MINIMAX** · 1996-11-16 · NORTH ADAMS, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC97LA018
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07107
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-16
- **Location:** NORTH ADAMS, MA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DUBIS
- **Model:** TEAM MINIMAX
- **Registration:** N4335W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel contamination, which resulted in a loss of engine power.  Factors relating to the accident were: the lack of a drain in the fuel system to properly check the fuel before flight, and the pilot's failure (or inability) to detect the contaminated fuel.

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