# NTSB Accident NYC98LA121
> **Cawood FISHER CLASSIC** · 1998-06-01 · ABINGDON, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA121
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10398
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-01
- **Location:** ABINGDON, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.769317, -82.029548
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cawood
- **Model:** FISHER CLASSIC
- **Registration:** N485AJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane which resulted in water contamination of the fuel system.  A factor was the location of the fuel tank's sump.

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