# NTSB Accident LAX06CA079
> **Cessna 152** · 2006-01-04 · Rancho Murieta, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06CA079
- **Event ID:** 20060203X00161
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-01-04
- **Location:** Rancho Murieta, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.486946, -121.102218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N49391
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel contamination (water) due to the inadequate preflight by both pilots, which failed to detect the residual water contamination in fuel system.  A factor in the accident was the soft terrain condition at the forced landing site.

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