ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155895
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 2013 |
| Time: | 17:55 |
| Type: |  Rand Robinson KR-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N774A |
| MSN: | 130 |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen CONVERSION |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Butler County Regional Airport - KHAO, Hamilton, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton, OH (HAO) |
| Hamilton, OH (HAO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot/owner, who also built the airplane, reported that, during the initial climb, the airplane stopped climbing about 30 ft above the ground and then experienced a loss of engine power. The airplane subsequently nosed over and impacted terrain. The pilot reported that he used automotive gasoline to fuel the airplane, which was powered by a Volkswagen engine with a POSA-type carburetor. Further, the engine was tightly cowled, but the gascolator on the airplane was not insulated and was mounted about 2 inches from the exhaust pipe. Airplanes configured in this manner are susceptible to vapor lock when operating with automotive gasoline. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with a loss of engine power due to vapor lock.
Probable Cause: The loss of engine power due to vapor lock in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the airplane with automotive gasoline and the installation of noninsulated fuel components near heat sources in the engine compartment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=774A
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 2010 | N774A | 0 | Hamilton, Ohio | |
sub | |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2013 02:43 | Geno | Added |
| 12-May-2013 04:25 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2013 04:29 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 12-May-2013 18:25 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 14:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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