Aviation accident WPR15LA146

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 172M near Hilo (2015-04-14)
Start: 2015-04-14
Location: Hilo, HI, USA

SERS · CESSNA 172M · 2015-04-14 · Hilo, HI, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR15LA146
Event ID: 20150414X13623
Type: Accident
Date: 2015-04-14
Location: Hilo, HI, USA
Coordinates: 19.724721, -155.053329

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 3
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 172M
Registration: N12842
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

Water contamination in the fuel system due to the flight instructor’s and pilot receiving instruction’s failure to drain all the water from the system during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown