# NTSB Accident DEN88FA170
> **BEECH B23** · 1988-08-02 · CIMARRON, NM, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN88FA170
- **Event ID:** 20001213X26530
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1988-08-02
- **Location:** CIMARRON, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.499847, -104.910202
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** B23
- **Registration:** N4006T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PREFLIGHT HIS AIRCRAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES PROVIDED IN THE OPERATORS HANDBOOK THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER FOLLOWING TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY WATER.

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