# NTSB Accident NYC00LA117
> **Mooney M20C** · 2000-04-20 · MIDDLETOWN, RI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC00LA117
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20904
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-04-20
- **Location:** MIDDLETOWN, RI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N9187V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

an inadequate preflight inspection by the pilot which did not detect the water in the fuel tanks prior to departure.

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