ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291872
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| Date: | Friday 25 August 2006 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman E75 |
| Owner/operator: | On File |
| Registration: | N58980 |
| MSN: | 75-5800 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3900 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental R-670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Morgan Hill, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) |
| San Jose-Reid-Hillview Airport, CA (RHV/KRHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While in an aerobatic maneuver, the pilot encountered an engine fire. The pilot leaned the mixture, extinguishing the fire, and after an unsuccessful restart attempt, preformed an emergency landing to a field. The airplane came to rest inverted. Post accident examination of the airplane showed that fuel was leaking at a rapid rate from the carburetor. After the carburetor was removed from the airframe, fuel was supplied to the bowl and the float floated to a level that shut off the flow of fuel. The carburetor fuel flow anomaly could not be reproduced following removal of the carburetor from the engine.
Probable Cause: Excessive fuel flow through the carburetor which resulted in leaking fuel, and subsequent in-flight fire while maneuvering.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX06LA271
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2022 06:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 12-Sep-2023 07:43 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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