ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74344
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| Date: | Saturday 18 December 1999 |
| Time: | 13:10 LT |
| Type: |  Rand Robinson KR-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Larry Rhea |
| Registration: | N77KR |
| MSN: | 6271 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 80 hours |
| Engine model: | Volkswagen 2180 CC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moreno Valley, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chino, CA (KCNO) |
| Riverside, CA (KRAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The engine lost power due to fuel exhaustion after 4 hours of flight. During the forced landing, the aircraft impacted a tree, a building, and a parked car. During recovery, the wings were removed from the airplane and tipped to drain the remaining fuel. Approximately 1/2 quart of fuel was drained from the left wing tank, and about 10 tablespoons were drained from the right wing tank. The purolator/filter contained only droplets of fuel. The pilot reported that following recovery of the wreckage, he discovered a leak in the composite fuel tank. Fuel was soaking into the foam backing. He estimated that 8 to 10 gallons of fuel were lost during the 4-hour flight. The pilot said the accident could have been prevented by paying more attention to the fuel tank construction during manufacture of the wing.
Probable Cause: An undetected fuel leak from an improperly manufactured right tank into the internal wing spaces, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX00LA052
FAA register: NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20263&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=77KR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2010 11:02 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Nov-2016 15:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 14-Dec-2017 10:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 16:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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