Aviation accident ERA21LA005

Name: aviation accident: FOKKER DR1 near Wake (2020-10-01)
Start: 2020-10-01
Location: Wake, VA, USA

NONE · FOKKER DR1 · 2020-10-01 · Wake, VA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA21LA005
Event ID: 20201005102085
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-10-01
Location: Wake, VA, USA
Coordinates: 37.579813, -76.443103

Injuries

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

Aircraft

Make: FOKKER
Model: DR1
Registration: N512FH
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 the result of the improper installation of the ram air fuel vent tube, which resulted in the tube separating from the airplane during taxi and subsequent negative pressure inside the fuel tank.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown