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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 1999 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C24R Sierra 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Air Transport Corp. |
| Registration: | N1857G |
| MSN: | MC-767 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1298 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Farmingdale, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KFRG) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After departure, on a right downwind leg, the passenger noticed that the engine 'began to stall.' The engine lost all power and the pilot was unable to restart it. The pilot established a glide for Runway 32, but the aircraft impacted the ground in a cemetery, approximately 1,800 feet short of Runway 32. According to the pilot's written statement, '[the] engine quit due to ice and water in [the] fuel.' During the preflight, the passenger did not observe the pilot drain fuel from either of the fuel tanks or the main airplane sump drain. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector found that the main fuel bowl of the fuel strainer was contaminated with water, dirt, rust, paint, and sand.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight examination of the airplane, which resulted in a power loss due to fuel contamination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA044
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 July 1984 | N1857G | Romson Aviation | 0 | Newmarket, NH | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2017 15:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 08-Apr-2024 11:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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