# NTSB Accident CEN19LA129
> **Piper PA 23** · 2019-04-27 · Sulphur Spring, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19LA129
- **Event ID:** 20190428X45827
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-04-27
- **Location:** Sulphur Spring, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.193054, -95.611389
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA 23
- **Registration:** N233P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to detect the water contamination in the left fuel, which resulted in a partial loss of power in the left engine. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of power in the right engine for undetermined reasons.

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