SERS · BUMFORD-ROYER CHRISTEN EAGLE II · 2012-04-22 · Pearland, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN12LA253
Event ID
20120423X93428
Type
Accident
Date
2012-04-22
Location
Pearland, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.52111, -95.241943
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BUMFORD-ROYER
Model
CHRISTEN EAGLE II
Registration
N80BH
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
A loose B nut on the fuel inlet line due to maintenance personnel’s application of insufficient torque on the nut at an unknown time, which resulted in a fuel leak and a subsequent total loss of engine power during initial climb.