# Accident 20151018018039A: Cessna 172, Campobello, SC, October 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2015, 19:12 local time
- Place: Campobello, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1347° N, 82.1136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1347&lon=-82.1136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6636A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6636A-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151018018039A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT AND AFTER 5 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE QUIT AND A FORCED LANDING WAS INITIATED INTO A FIELD AND AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THAT WATER WAS IN THE FUEL.

## 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 ERA16LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA018), Oct 18, 2015: Cessna 172 (N6636A), Campobello, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to water 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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