# NTSB Accident CEN12CA469
> **PURTEE KEVIN M PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER** · 2012-07-22 · Broadhead, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12CA469
- **Event ID:** 20120723X55033
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-07-22
- **Location:** Broadhead, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.588333, -89.371665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PURTEE KEVIN M
- **Model:** PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER
- **Registration:** N899KP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to adequately remove water-contaminated fuel during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during takeoff, and his decision to initiate a turn back to the runway with insufficient airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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