# NTSB Accident WPR11FA166
> **BEECH 200** · 2011-03-16 · Long Beach, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR11FA166
- **Event ID:** 20110316X63443
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-03-16
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.817222, -118.156387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 5
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** 200
- **Registration:** N849BM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a momentary interruption of power from the left engine during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the power interruption due to water contamination of the fuel, which was likely not drained from the fuel tanks by the pilot during preflight inspection as required in the POH.

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