SERS · Bollinger RV-6A · 2003-07-26 · Wenatchee, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA03LA154
Event ID
20030730X01228
Type
Accident
Date
2003-07-26
Location
Wenatchee, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.398887, -120.206947
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Bollinger
Model
RV-6A
Registration
N272JT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
Fuel starvation following the separation of a purge valve assembly as a result of the builders failure to re-safety the face retaining/stop screw on the fuel vapor purge valve after the safety wire on the subject screw was removed in order to change the angular mounting position of the valve. Factors include an apple orchard near the edge of the field that pilot was trying to glide to.