# Accident 19970725023529A: Amrgen AA5B, Naples, FL, July 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1997, 18:13 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1500° N, 81.7405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1500&lon=-81.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28246-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 861 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970725023529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4)THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HISTORY OF FUEL CAPS LEAKING WATER INTO THE FUEL TANKS, AND REPAIRS HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED. ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS REFUELED ABOUT TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE PILOTS DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. THE SECOND PILOT STATED THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT, AND AFTER REVERSING COURSE, THE STALL HORN ACTIVATED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON A ROAD AFTER CLEARING A BUILDING, A 25 FOOT SIGN, AND A 25 FOOT PALM TREE. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION SHOWED THE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED WATER CONTAMINATION; THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ENGINE MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANK CAPS WERE FOUND TO LEAK WATER INTO THE TANKS DURING POSTCRASH TESTS. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOGBOOK SHOWED HE LAST FLEW 11 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. (-23) SINGLE PILOT AIRCRAFT OPERATION UNDER RESTRICTED CATEGORY FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING FLIGHT ON SKY WAITING. OTHER CREW MEMBER (RIGHT SEAT) IS A PRIVATE PILOT. PIC WAS LOUIS LEONE, THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THIS ACFT                                     & WITH COMPANY OPERATING AIRCRAFT. LOSS OF POWER - CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA217), Jul 25, 1997: Gulfstream American AA-5B (N28246), Naples, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: leaking fuel cap(s), due to inadequate maintenance/repair, which resulted in water contamination of the fuel; inadequate preflight by the flight crew; and improper planning/decision by the flight…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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