ADA, OK, USA
N7165V
MOONEY M20F
THE ENG LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF & THE ACFT STALLED WHILE IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL SUMP DRAIN CONTAINED FROZEN WATER IN THE DRAIN PORTS. THE FUEL INJECTOR SCREEN, AFTER THAWING OUT, CONTAINED FROZEN WATER CONTAMINANTS. RUSTY WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE ACFT WAS LAST FUELED ON 12/10/83. THE ACFT WAS KEPT IN AN UNHEATED HANGAR. THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ADA AREA HAD BEEN IN THE AREA OF 10 DEG FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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