# Accident 19980207001049A: Boeing A75L300, Chester, NY, February 7, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chester, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3494° N, 74.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3494&lon=-74.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55412, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L300 (registry code 1380132, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L300
- Reported engine: LYC R680E3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980207001049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LANDING. APPROACH. CRASHED LANDED. NO NARRATIVE. (.4)THE PILOT USED A 55 GALLON DRUM WITH A PUMP AND FILTER TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE.  EARLIER IN THE DAY, HE ADDED 10 TO 15 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE DRUM TO THE AIRPLANE.  HE THEN DEPARTED ON A FLIGHT WITHOUT DRAINING THE GASCOLATER.  DURING THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A FORCED LANDING TO A WOODED AREA.  AFTER THE ACCIDENT, WHEN FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE GASCOLATER INTO A 6 INCH DIAMETER GLASS JAR, 1 1/2 INCHES OF WATER WAS PRESENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE JAR.  ADDITIONALLY, UNIDENTIFIED PARTICLES WERE FOUND SUSPENDED IN THE FUEL THROUGHOUT THE SAMPLE.  AFTER THE FUEL WAS DRAINED, AND THE ENGINE REFUELED, A RUN-UP WAS CONDUCTED AND THE ENGINE PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY.

## 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 NYC98LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA065), Feb 7, 1998: Boeing A75L300 (N55412), Chester, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight which failed to reveal fuel contamination.

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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