# NTSB Incident SEA98IA044
> **Mooney M20K** · 1998-03-12 · KLAMATH FALLS, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98IA044
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09777
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 1998-03-12
- **Location:** KLAMATH FALLS, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.220252, -121.25991
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20K
- **Registration:** N3556H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight which failed to detect water contaminated fuel that subsequently led to fuel icing at altitude, blockage of fuel lines which resulted in fuel starvation.  A related factor was the dark night conditions.

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