ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289240
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| Date: | Sunday 12 June 2011 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: | Lancair |
| Owner/operator: | Adastral LLC |
| Registration: | N6ZY |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6 hours |
| Engine model: | Aero Sport Power IO-375 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Azle, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Saginaw, TX (T67) |
| Azle, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed for a local test flight in a newly completed kit airplane. The pilot reported that, about an hour after departure, the engine gave a 'slight hiccup,†so he turned back to his departure airfield. When the engine began to lose power, he turned on both wing fuel tank transfer pumps. The engine subsequently lost power, so he elected to conduct a gear-up forced landing in a field. A postaccident examination of the airplane's fuel tanks revealed that they were not ruptured in the accident. Further examination revealed that the left wing and header tanks were empty while the right wing tank was full of fuel.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11LA384
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 11:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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