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Date: | Saturday 1 October 1994 |
Time: | 10:00 LT |
Type: | Ercoupe 415-C |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N99600 |
MSN: | 2223 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1926 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C85-12 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Cloverdale, IN -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Eminence, IN |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON ROUGH TERRAIN. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RESTRICTOR FITTING ORIFICE ON THE FUEL PUMP WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY CONTAMINATION, OBSTRUCTING THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED 3 1/2 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. AUTOMOTIVE FUEL WAS USED IN THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: the total loss of engine power due to a blocked orifice in the fuel pump. A related factor is the rough/uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI95LA004 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 3 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA004
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