# NTSB Accident NYC04LA176
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2004-07-24 · Somerville, NJ, USA · SERS
## 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.

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