Small aircraft has engine failure after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	314906
Time
Date	199508
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gxy
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	314906
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Loss of engine after takeoff possibly due to water in fuel. Make a double sample draw of fuel to insure no water. At approximately 300 ft AGL lost power on engine and made an off field landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: LOSS OF ENG AFTER TKOF POSSIBLY DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. MAKE A DOUBLE SAMPLE DRAW OF FUEL TO INSURE NO WATER. AT APPROX 300 FT AGL LOST PWR ON ENG AND MADE AN OFF FIELD LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.