# NTSB Accident WPR16FA126
> **PIPER PA 23-150** · 2016-06-19 · Hayward, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR16FA126
- **Event ID:** 20160619X60142
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-19
- **Location:** Hayward, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.605556, -122.035278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 23-150
- **Registration:** N1270P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the left engine due to water contamination and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain single-engine minimum control airspeed, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of total and recent flight experience in the accident airplane make and model, which reduced his capacity to manage an inflight loss of power.

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