# NTSB Accident IAD96LA155
> **Merritt ACRO SPORT II** · 1996-09-30 · CUMBERLAND, MD, USA · SERS
## 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.

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