# NTSB Accident ERA19TA235
> **Cessna 152** · 2019-07-25 · Wakefield, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA19TA235
- **Event ID:** 20190725X80319
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-25
- **Location:** Wakefield, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.981109, -77.003051
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N47028
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect and remove all water from fuel,  and maintenance personnel’s unapproved repair of the right wing fuel cap, which resulted in fuel contamination and a subsequent partial loss of engine power during takeoff.

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