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Aviation accident ERA20TA005

NONE · SILVERLIGHT AVIATION LLC AR-1 · 2019-10-03 · Fort Meade, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA20TA005
Event ID
20191004X20531
Type
Accident
Date
2019-10-03
Location
Fort Meade, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.701665, -81.786109

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1

Aircraft

Make
SILVERLIGHT AVIATION LLC
Model
AR-1
Registration
N463JW
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The student pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection that failed to detect water contamination of the fuel and resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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