Accident Cessna A185F N1299F, Wednesday 4 July 1984

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Date:	Wednesday 4 July 1984
Time:	14:40 LT
Type:	Cessna A185F
Owner/operator:	James Keith Bailey
Registration:	N1299F
MSN:	18502819
Year of manufacture:	1975
Total airframe hrs:	4500 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520-D
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Talkeetna, AK - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Talkeetna, AK (TKA)
Destination airport:	Stephan Lake, AK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
INVESTIGATORS FOUND PURE WATER IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE PILOT REFUELED THE ACFT FROM A 55 GAL BARREL AND DESPITE WARNINGS FROM A MECHANIC, THE PLT DID NOT FILTER THE FUEL. THE FLOAT PLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A RIVER AND NOSED OVER ONTO THE SHORE FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF POWER.

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