ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268970
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 October 2021 |
| Time: | 09:20 LT |
| Type: |  Avid Flyer Mark IV |
| Owner/operator: | Nelson Christopher H |
| Registration: | N583DM |
| MSN: | 1582D |
| Total airframe hrs: | 472 hours |
| Engine model: | Subaru EA81 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Payette County, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ontario, OR (KNON) |
| Payette, ID | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-certificated pilot was conducting a local flight in an experimental airplane and during cruise flight about 1,000 ft above ground level, the engine began to intermittently lose power. He activated the fuel pump and shortly thereafter the engine shut down. The pilot maneuvered the airplane to land in a cultivated field. The airplane was substantially damaged when it nosed over during the landing roll.
Examination of the wreckage revealed that the airplane's header tank did not have an outlet screen installed and the fuel selector valve contained a large quantity of debris. It is likely the debris, from the fuel tank construction and/or repairs, entered the fuel selector valve from the header tank, resulting in fuel starvation to the engine and the subsequent loss of engine power.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an outlet screen on the fuel system header tank.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR22LA014
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 May 2020 | N583DM | Private | 0 | Owyhee Reservoir State Airport (28U), Owyhee, OR | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Oct-2021 00:06 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 19-Aug-2023 08:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
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