# NTSB Accident MIA97LA064
> **Cessna 152** · 1997-01-16 · BOCA RATON, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA97LA064
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07332
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-16
- **Location:** BOCA RATON, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.369609, -80.100311
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N69219
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Inadequate inspection of the fuel caps by company maintenance personnel resulting in a cap with a deteriorated seal being allowed to continue in service. This allowed water to leak into the fuel tank which resulted in loss of engine power due to water ingestion.

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