ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131694
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| Date: | 02-JUN-1991 |
| Time: | 1745 |
| Type: |  Aeronca 7BCM |
| Operator: | Robert W. Epp |
| Registration: | N10527 |
| C/n / msn: | 48-468 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | St. Xavier, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | SU7 |
PROBABLE CAUSE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE OVERFILLING OF THE FUEL TANK. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: AEROBATICS PERFORMED, THE PILOT'S INATTENTION AND THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL SYSTEM.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001212X17379
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