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| Date: | Saturday 2 December 1989 |
| Time: | 16:25 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Leroy Pierce |
| Registration: | N3350W |
| MSN: | 32-192 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming EO-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hayward, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Livermore, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PILOT REPORTED ALL TANKS WERE DRAINED PRIOR TO ENGINE START. POWER LOSS OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF; LANDED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY DAMAGING GEAR AND PROP. PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT APPARENTLY THE BLUE SEEN IN THE FUEL SAMPLE WAS A REFLECTION OF SKY COLORING - NOT FUEL.
Probable Cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO WATER IN FUEL THAT WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY THE PILOT DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA046
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 January 1978 | N3350W | 1 | near Kernville, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 17:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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