Aviation accident CEN19LA048

Name: aviation accident: Vans RV 6 near Watkins (2018-12-25)
Start: 2018-12-25
Location: Watkins, CO, USA

NONE · Vans RV 6 · 2018-12-25 · Watkins, CO, USA

Event

NTSB number: CEN19LA048
Event ID: 20181225X31743
Type: Accident
Date: 2018-12-25
Location: Watkins, CO, USA
Coordinates: 39.784194, -104.53763

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Vans
Model: RV 6
Registration: N711KJ
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to apply adequate torque to a fuel line during recent maintenance, which allowed the line to loosen in flight and fuel to enter the hot engine compartment and resulted in an in-flight fire that consumed the airplane.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown