Aviation accident WPR16LA133

Name: aviation accident: CESSNA 172 near Salmon (2016-07-02)
Start: 2016-07-02
Location: Salmon, ID, USA

NONE · CESSNA 172 · 2016-07-02 · Salmon, ID, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR16LA133
Event ID: 20160628X11736
Type: Accident
Date: 2016-07-02
Location: Salmon, ID, USA
Coordinates: 45.096389, -113.68972

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 2
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: CESSNA
Model: 172
Registration: N7748U
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to water in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate preflight inspection that failed to eliminate water from the fuel system.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown