ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385348
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| Date: | Thursday 12 October 2000 |
| Time: | 16:45 LT |
| Type: | Tolle VENTURE MODEL 20 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N353 |
| MSN: | AT-7 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 90 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N6B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madera, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Seconds after the pilot took off in his experimental airplane, the engine experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot made a forced landing on a rural road and collided with a pole during rollout. An examination of the airplane revealed that a check valve in its fuel sump tank was stuck in mostly the closed position. This malfunction resulted in engine fuel starvation.
Probable Cause: The mechanical failure of a fuel sump tank check valve, during takeoff initial climb, that resulted in fuel starvation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA012
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 17:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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