# NTSB Accident NYC03LA010
> **Cessna 152** · 2002-10-20 · Salisbury, MA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC03LA010
- **Event ID:** 20021024X05377
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-10-20
- **Location:** Salisbury, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.834445, -70.829444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N47147
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.  Factors in this accident were the corroded fuel tanks caps, and an inadequate annual inspection.

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