# NTSB Accident LAX00TA212
> **Piper PA-18-150** · 2000-06-01 · AUSTIN, NV, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00TA212
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21284
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-06-01
- **Location:** AUSTIN, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.539421, -117.190559
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N4872A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Loss of engine power caused by a fuel soaked float pontoon causing an over rich fuel/air mixture, in a critical phase of flight.

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