| Date: | Wednesday 5 March 2003 |
| Time: | 11:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Owner/operator: | Wright Stuff |
| Registration: | N9793B |
| MSN: | 208B0114 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8274 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.8 km S of Creswell, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Creswell-Hobby Field Airport, OR |
| Cottage Grove State Airport, OR | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after takeoff from Creswell at an altitude of 1,000 feet agl a total loss of engine power occurred, necessitating a forced landing. The airplane touched down uneventfully in an open pasture, but subsequently impacted trees at the end of a field resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Water contamination in the fuel system which resulted in a loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff, and the pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection. Trees were a factor."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA03LA043
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