ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 310457
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 March 2023 |
| Time: | 06:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Groote Eylandt Aerodrome, NT -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Groote Eylandt Aerodrome (YGTE) |
| Borroloola (YBRL) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During take-off, the engine ran rough and the pilot rejected the take-off. The engine subsequently failed. The post-flight inspection revealed water contamination in the fuel system.
Sources:
ATSB OA2023-00473
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