# NTSB Accident FTW97LA190
> **Schweizer 269C** · 1997-05-13 · LAREDO, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA190
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07915
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-13
- **Location:** LAREDO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.74995, -99.130851
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schweizer
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N107SM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, and the pilot's failure to properly check the fuel system for evidence of water during the preflight inspection.  A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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