# NTSB Accident WPR13FA281
> **PIPER PA-30** · 2013-06-22 · Idaho Falls, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR13FA281
- **Event ID:** 20130622X75523
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-06-22
- **Location:** Idaho Falls, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.508056, -112.068885
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-30
- **Registration:** N830SS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A loss of power to the right engine during the initial climb due to fuel contamination and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight check of the airplane.

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