# NTSB Accident NYC98LA132
> **Extra Flugzeugbau FLUGZEUGBAU EA260** · 1998-06-24 · GEORGIA, VT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA132
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10403
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-24
- **Location:** GEORGIA, VT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Extra Flugzeugbau
- **Model:** FLUGZEUGBAU EA260
- **Registration:** N148GC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate inflight decision and the loss of engine power due to a blocked vent line.  A contributing factor was an unreliable fuel gauge.

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