# NTSB Accident SEA00LA084
> **Oveross VANS RV-8** · 2000-05-07 · INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA084
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21119
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-07
- **Location:** INDEPENDENCE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.830844, -123.200126
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Oveross
- **Model:** VANS RV-8
- **Registration:** N998TT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The rotation of the right fuel tank elbow fitting within the tank during previous maintenance.  The improper alignment resulted in the fuel pick-up tube being mis-positioned and a subsequent starvation of fuel to the engine.  Contributing factors were the non-installation of an anti-rotation bracket to secure the elbow fitting, the kit manufacturer's failure to issue a notice of the bracket design to previous aircraft owners, and the pilot's not establishing/maintaining a proper rate of descent resulting in a hard landing.

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