# NTSB Accident NYC89LA155
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1989-07-02 · GASPORT, NY, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89LA155
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28953
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-07-02
- **Location:** GASPORT, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.160797, -78.690895
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5266T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL CONTAMINATION (WATER) AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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