# NTSB Accident LAX94FA256
> **FOUGA CM 170** · 1994-06-15 · LONG BEACH, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX94FA256
- **Event ID:** 20001206X01550
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-06-15
- **Location:** LONG BEACH, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.829154, -118.179771
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FOUGA
- **Model:** CM 170
- **Registration:** N344FM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of power to both engines due to fuel contamination and, the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the subsequent emergency, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.  Factors in the accident were:  1) the manufacturer's inadequate design of the airplane's fuel system, which does not facilitate fuel sampling during preflight inspections or routine normal maintenance; 2) the lack of a fuel drain valve in the fuel system for fuel sampling purposes.

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