# NTSB Accident NYC89DFA02
> **NIEDZIELSKI COOT-A** · 1989-09-28 · MARCY, NY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC89DFA02
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29468
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-28
- **Location:** MARCY, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.16986, -75.29071
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** NIEDZIELSKI
- **Model:** COOT-A
- **Registration:** N247D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.

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