# NTSB Accident ERA16LA299
> **PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY** · 2016-08-23 · Sebring, FL, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA299
- **Event ID:** 20160826X04021
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-23
- **Location:** Sebring, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.462223, -81.344169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC
- **Model:** SEAREY
- **Registration:** N801SR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A disconnected ground wire during initial climb, which degraded the fuel boost pumps’ performance and resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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