# NTSB Accident LAX88FA251
> **PIPER PA-22-150** · 1988-07-13 · COMPTON, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX88FA251
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26261
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-07-13
- **Location:** COMPTON, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.870548, -118.240249
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-150
- **Registration:** N6926B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

STUDENT PILOTS FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY REMOVE MOISTURE FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLIGHT.

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