# NTSB Accident WPR22FA022
> **CESSNA 172** · 2021-10-28 · Ukiah, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22FA022
- **Event ID:** 20211028104177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-10-28
- **Location:** Ukiah, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.122619, -123.2004
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N1870V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A power interruption due to water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in the student pilot aborting the takeoff and landing hard. Contributing to the accident were a leak in the left fuel tank that allowed water to enter and damage to the fuel tank that prevented water from being properly drained during the preflight inspection.

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