ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39527
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1995 |
| Time: | 12:57 LT |
| Type: | Pitcher W-8 |
| Owner/operator: | Bryant N. Worsham |
| Registration: | N13PE |
| MSN: | 72 |
| Engine model: | ROLLS-ROYCE C90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mineral, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT DEPARTED IN THE HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE THAT HE PURCHASED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOOK OFF AND THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT, NOSED DOWN, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. EXAMINATION REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. NO FUEL WAS DETECTED IN CARBURETOR, AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MOUNTED ON THE FIREWALL CONTAINED FUEL, AND WHEN TESTED, OPERATED NORMALLY. EXAMINATION OF THE COCKPIT REVEALED THAT OF THE FOUR SWITCHES AND FOUR FUSES, ONLY THE MASTER SWITCH WAS LABELED. THE MASTER SWITCH FUSE FILAMENT WAS OBSERVED TO BE BROKEN.
Probable Cause: an electrical system problem that resulted in a blown (failed) fuze and an inoperative electric fuel pump, which in turn resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power; and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA115
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 15:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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