SERS · DAVENPORT LONG-EZ · 1995-05-07 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX95LA180
Event ID
20001207X03484
Type
Accident
Date
1995-05-07
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.000621, -118.430404
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
DAVENPORT
Model
LONG-EZ
Registration
N41BF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
fuel starvation due to a modification of the fuel system that rendered it incapable of maintaining adequate fuel pressure. The builder/pilot's lack of understanding of the fuel system was a factor in this accident.