# NTSB Accident LAX00LA215
> **Mooney M20J** · 2000-06-04 · CARSON CITY, NV, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA215
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21257
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-04
- **Location:** CARSON CITY, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.192222, -119.734443
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20J
- **Registration:** N201CE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system resulting in partial blockage of the cylinder number 2 fuel injection nozzle.  A factor in the accident was the high density altitude.

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