# Accident 20030504017749A: Piper PA18150, Ava, NY, May 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2003, 10:40 local time
- Place: Ava, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3300° N, 75.3900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3300&lon=-75.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9834P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9834P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 400 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030504017749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL. PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROLLED FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT AND LANDED INTO TREED AREA SHORT OF AN OPEN FIELD. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED SIGNIFICANT CONTAMINANTS PRESENT IN FUEL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM RIGHT WING TANK AND GASCOLATOR BOWL.

## 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 NYC03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA098), May 4, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N9834P), Ava, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight which did not detect the contamination in the fuel, and subsequent power loss due to contaminated fuel while operating over unsuitable terrain.

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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