# NTSB Accident DEN89LA080
> **ELLER BD-5B** · 1989-02-24 · COLORADO SPRING, CO, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA080
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27716
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-24
- **Location:** COLORADO SPRING, CO, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ELLER
- **Model:** BD-5B
- **Registration:** N94EC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FUEL LINES WHICH WERE PINCHED OFF CAUSING FUEL STARVATION WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TERRAIN FEATURES INCLUDING LOOSE GRAVEL SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

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