# NTSB Accident MIA00LA100
> **Cessna 150H** · 2000-02-28 · DANDRIDGE, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA00LA100
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-02-28
- **Location:** DANDRIDGE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.019351, -83.409057
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150H
- **Registration:** N6753S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's improper preflight that resulted in his operating an aircraft with contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing in the trees and damage to the aircraft. Contributing to the accident were the student's continued flight with known engine problems and his not performing a precautionary landing.

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