# NTSB Accident WPR14LA099
> **PIPER PA 24-250** · 2014-01-18 · San Jose, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR14LA099
- **Event ID:** 20140118X22741
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-01-18
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.336387, -121.821662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 24-250
- **Registration:** N6570P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to sump the fuel tanks, which resulted in water contamination, a partial loss of engine power during takeoff, and collision with a taxiing airplane during the subsequent forced landing.

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