# NTSB Accident NYC04LA219
> **de Havilland DHC-22A** · 2004-09-24 · Richmond, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC04LA219
- **Event ID:** 20041008X01598
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-24
- **Location:** Richmond, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.406387, -77.524719
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** de Havilland
- **Model:** DHC-22A
- **Registration:** N665WB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent loss of engine power.  A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while attempting a forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall followed by the airplane impacting a grassy area next to the runway.

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