# NTSB Accident LAX99LA035
> **Mooney M20F** · 1998-11-19 · UPLAND, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA035
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11462
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-11-19
- **Location:** UPLAND, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.100826, -117.659812
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20F
- **Registration:** N3500X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Loss of engine power due to water contaminated fuel and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane.  A factor was the failure of the owner/pilot to properly maintain the airplane.

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