Accident · 2004-07-24

NTSB case NYC04LA176 · Piper PA-28-140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2004-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Serious injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-28-140 (N6139J)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with contaminated fuel, and a subsequent forced landing.

Source: NTSB case NYC04LA176

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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