THE ACFT LANDED IN A SNOW COVERED FIELD FOLLOWING A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. THE PLT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT WHICH INCLUDED CHECKING THE FUEL FOR CONTAMINATION. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED WATER IN THE GASCOLATOR AND ICEIN THE FUEL LINES NEAR THE BELLY DRAIN.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
Contributing Factors
FUEL SYSTEM,FILTER..WATERTERRAIN CONDITION..SNOW COVEREDFUEL SYSTEM,LINE..FROZEN
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