# NTSB Accident ERA23FA163
> **LARRY F PREISS AR-1** · 2023-03-25 · Gainesville, GA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA23FA163
- **Event ID:** 20230325106954
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-03-25
- **Location:** Gainesville, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.415556, -83.767778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LARRY F PREISS
- **Model:** AR-1
- **Registration:** N47AR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to detect water-contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and subsequent impact with a wire and terrain during an attempted forced landing.

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