# NTSB Accident NYC00LA088
> **Piper PA-22** · 2000-03-07 · CONESUS, NY, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00LA088
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20716
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-07
- **Location:** CONESUS, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.710498, -77.659706
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N9040D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The contamination of the aircraft's fuel.  Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and his diversion of attention during the base turn, dark night conditions, and the tree.

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