# NTSB Accident LAX04FA068
> **Cessna 182P** · 2003-12-15 · Watsonville, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04FA068
- **Event ID:** 20031219X02065
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-15
- **Location:** Watsonville, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.937778, -121.783058
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 182P
- **Registration:** N1595M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.  A contributing factor was the pilot/owner's failure to comply with the appropriate Airworthiness Directive.

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