Status:	Final
Date:	25 JUN 1999
Time:	13:20 CDT
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Operator:	Blue Water Aviation Services
Registration:	C-FIFP
C/n / msn:	73
First flight:	1955
Engines:	1 Pezetel Asz-62IR-M18
Crew:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Long Haul Lake, MB (Canada)
Phase:	Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:	Test
Departure airport:	Long Haul Lake, MB, Canada
Destination airport:	Long Haul Lake, MB, Canada

Narrative:
During takeoff from Long Haul Lake, the engine failed. An engineer was flown in to troubleshoot the problem. Water was drained from the main fuel-filter and carburettor sumps. Two run-ups were conducted following which the pilot and engineer tried to take off. Shortly after take-off, the aircraft's engine abruptly lost power. The pilot's attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful, and the aircraft descended into a stand of trees and struck the ground.

FINDINGS AS TO CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

- The most likely accident scenario during the second take-off is that water contamination migrated from the centre fuel tank to the engine,
resulting in a loss of engine power.
- The engine stopped at a point from which there was insufficient time for the engine to restart, nor from which a safe landing could be made.
- Indications of water contamination were found in the fuel system after the occurrence; however, the source(s) of the water contamination could not
be identified.

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