# NTSB Accident BFO90LA026
> **PIPER PA-28-235** · 1990-02-14 · TAPPAHANNOCK, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** BFO90LA026
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22516
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-02-14
- **Location:** TAPPAHANNOCK, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.919231, -76.859985
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8521W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO) PERSONNEL TO ASSURE THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FREE OF WATER, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY PREFLIGHTED.  SOFT/MARSHY TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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