# NTSB Accident CEN10LA282
> **Cessna 172** · 2010-05-30 · Las Cruces, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10LA282
- **Event ID:** 20100601X70959
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-05-30
- **Location:** Las Cruces, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.286945, -106.919723
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N2723U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of water contamination in the fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. Contributing the accident was an inoperative number 5 cylinder exhaust valve.

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