SERS · Merritt ACRO SPORT II · 1996-09-30 · CUMBERLAND, MD, USA
Event
NTSB number
IAD96LA155
Event ID
20001208X06763
Type
Accident
Date
1996-09-30
Location
CUMBERLAND, MD, USA
Coordinates
39.619148, -78.760864
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Merritt
Model
ACRO SPORT II
Registration
N30803
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to select the electric fuel boost pump during take off which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the subsequent forced landing. A factor to this accident was the owner/builder alteration of the fuel system by installing electric fuel pump instead of a engine driven pump as depicted in the airplane's schematics.