# NTSB Accident MIA97LA146
> **Grumman G-164B** · 1997-04-21 · ACKERMAN, MS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA146
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07797
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-21
- **Location:** ACKERMAN, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.310977, -89.169494
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman
- **Model:** G-164B
- **Registration:** N6601Q
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

installation of an incorrect fuel filter in the fuel tanker, which allowed water-contaminated fuel being dispensed into the aircraft, subsequent partial loss of engine power on initial takeoff climb, and a forced landing.  The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.

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