ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358160
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 1995 |
| Time: | 18:25 LT |
| Type: | Team Mini-Max |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N42BX |
| MSN: | 177 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 179 hours |
| Engine model: | ROTAX 503 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Neenah, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sturgeon Bay, WI (SUE |
| (79C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CRUISING AT 2000 FEET WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. AN INVESTIGATION FOUND A FUEL FILTER RETAINING NUT ON THE AUTOMOTIVE TYPE FUEL FILTER HAD ROTATED CAUSING THE FUEL INLET HOLES TO BECOME BLOCKED. THE AUTOMOTIVE TYPE FUEL FILTER WAS PURCHASED BY THE AIRCRAFT OWNER FROM A HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT PART SUPPLIER.
Probable Cause: Fuel starvation due to fuel filter blockage. Factors associated with the accident were the manufacturers design of the fuel filter and the builder/pilots decision to use an automotive type fuel filter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI96LA007
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 10:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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