# NTSB Accident WPR17FA146
> **CHICCO MIGUEL E QUICKSILVER SPORT II** · 2017-07-08 · Point Mugu, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17FA146
- **Event ID:** 20170709X03649
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-08
- **Location:** Point Mugu, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.119167, -119.11972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CHICCO MIGUEL E
- **Model:** QUICKSILVER SPORT II
- **Registration:** N2812
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination in combination with the low cruise altitude selected by the pilots, which resulted in an ocean ditching. The lack of personal flotation devices likely contributed to the drowning of one of the pilots.

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