# NTSB Accident CEN19LA048
> **Vans RV 6** · 2018-12-25 · Watkins, CO, USA · NONE
## 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.

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