# NTSB Accident ERA21LA062
> **ERCOUPE 415** · 2020-12-06 · South Boston, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA21LA062
- **Event ID:** 20201208102381
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-12-06
- **Location:** South Boston, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.6987, -78.9014
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ERCOUPE
- **Model:** 415
- **Registration:** N2674H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper installation of a fuel filter screen cover gasket, which resulted in its failure, fuel starvation, and a subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the unapproved fuel sight gauge, which obscured the pilot’s view of the fuel level in the fuel header tank.

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