# NTSB Accident ERA18CA035
> **DRIGGERS QUILLAN E TITAN TORNADO** · 2017-11-29 · Mechanicsville, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18CA035
- **Event ID:** 20171130X10310
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-29
- **Location:** Mechanicsville, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.708057, -77.300277
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** DRIGGERS QUILLAN E
- **Model:** TITAN TORNADO
- **Registration:** N50F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and failure to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power on takeoff.

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