SERS · Piper PA-28-140 · 2004-07-24 · Somerville, NJ, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC04LA176
Event ID
20040728X01086
Type
Accident
Date
2004-07-24
Location
Somerville, NJ, USA
Coordinates
40.6175, -74.666946
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-140
Registration
N6139J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with contaminated fuel, and a subsequent forced landing.