# NTSB Accident LAX95LA325
> **CHAMBERS C1C** · 1995-09-04 · TURLOCK, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX95LA325
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04520
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-04
- **Location:** TURLOCK, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.470912, -120.649101
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CHAMBERS
- **Model:** C1C
- **Registration:** N177GE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering for an emergency landing.  Factors in the accident were: the inadequate procedures used to purge the fuel system of known contaminants during post maintenance testing, and the installation of newly designed wings which may have had aerodynamic qualities unfamiliar to the pilot.

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