# NTSB Accident ANC92LA174
> **PIPER PA-18** · 1992-09-18 · NEW STUYAHOK, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC92LA174
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15572
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-09-18
- **Location:** NEW STUYAHOK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.490997, -157.290512
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N226T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION BY WATER AND POOR PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND PREPARATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.  THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR AN EMERGENCY FLOAT PLANE LANDING WAS A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.

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