ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59684
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| Date: | Saturday 25 April 2009 |
| Time: | 10:40 |
| Type: |  Glasair GlaStar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N518PV |
| MSN: | 5633 |
| Engine model: | SUBARU ALL MDLS A/B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Clear Creek Road, Redding, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Redding, CA (RDD) |
| Redding, CA (RDD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The builder/pilot was flying the experimental airplane on a local flight. About 40 minutes after takeoff the pilot noted a loss of fuel pressure and he activated a second electric fuel pump, which corrected the problem, but only for a few seconds. The engine subsequently lost all power and nosed over during the resulting forced landing. The personnel on scene determined that the airplane had more than 10 gallons of fuel on board. During the post-accident examination of the experimental Subaru automotive conversion engine, no definitive cause of the loss of fuel pressure could be found.
Probable Cause: A loss of engine power during cruise for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2009 09:13 | slowkid | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 18:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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