ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175363
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Date: | Sunday 29 February 2004 |
Time: | 09:15 |
Type: | Vogt KR2S |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N4027Y |
MSN: | 9228-733 |
Total airframe hrs: | 45 hours |
Engine model: | Subaru EJ-22 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lompoc, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Santa Barbara, CA (SBA) |
Destination airport: | Lompoc, CA (LPC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:About 15 minutes after takeoff, during cruise flight, the experimental airplane's engine lost all power. The pilot made a forced landing on rough terrain. On short approach to the field, the airplane impacted a hillside and was substantially damaged. The pilot had manufactured the airplane and installed a Subaru engine. An examination of the engine revealed an internal failure of its electric fuel pump.
Probable Cause: a failure of the fuel pump, which induced a total loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX04LA141 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040304X00264&key=1 Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Apr-2015 13:45 |
Noro |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:30 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
07-Dec-2017 17:42 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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