MINR · HUSTON CHARLES D PITTS S-12 · 2009-06-05 · Spicewood, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN09LA341
Event ID
20090608X02229
Type
Accident
Date
2009-06-05
Location
Spicewood, TX, USA
Coordinates
30.479881, -98.160316
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
HUSTON CHARLES D
Model
PITTS S-12
Registration
N922TP
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the presence of an unidentified contaminant in the fuel system which clogged the fuel flow sensor. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer’s installation of the fuel flow sensor upstream of the fuel filter and the misleading fuel schematic published by the airplane kit manufacturer.