Aviation accident CEN19LA252

Name: aviation accident: Piper PA28 near Miami (2019-08-05)
Start: 2019-08-05
Location: Miami, FL, USA

SERS · Piper PA28 · 2019-08-05 · Miami, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN19LA252
Event ID: 20190805X13252
Type: Accident
Date: 2019-08-05
Location: Miami, FL, USA
Coordinates: 25.647499, -80.433334

Injuries

Highest injury: SERS
Fatal: 0
Serious: 2
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 3

Aircraft

Make: Piper
Model: PA28
Registration: N5915U
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The flight instructor's and student pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system for water contamination, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff and subsequent forced landing.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown