SERS · Richard Young HARMON ROCKET II · 1998-12-31 · ESPARTO, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX99LA063
Event ID
20001211X11589
Type
Accident
Date
1998-12-31
Location
ESPARTO, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.729507, -122.029548
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Richard Young
Model
HARMON ROCKET II
Registration
N288M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The owner's inadequate condition (annual) inspection, which failed to detect a loose fuel pump output line attachment fitting, which resulted in an in-flight fire. A factor in the hard landing and ground loop was the pilot's inability to see through the smoke filling the cockpit.