# NTSB Accident ERA17LA234
> **CESSNA 172** · 2017-07-07 · Cape Coral, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA234
- **Event ID:** 20170707X12032
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-07
- **Location:** Cape Coral, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.637222, -81.976112
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N2492U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination with water and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that detected, but did not fully resolve, the water contamination of the fuel system.

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