# NTSB Incident ERA19IA178
> **Cessna 550** · 2019-05-09 · Savannah, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19IA178
- **Event ID:** 20190514X85601
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2019-05-09
- **Location:** Savannah, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.129165, -81.200836
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 7
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 550
- **Registration:** N744AT
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The lineman's inadvertent introduction of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the fuel truck fuel system icing inhibitor reservoir, which resulted in fuel contamination and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the fixed-base operator's failure to ensure that DEF was stored off-airfield in accordance with their own policy.

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