Skelton EMERAUDE N82D
14 August 1989 · Watsonville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1989 at about 18:00 local time, a Skelton EMERAUDE registered N82D was involved in an accident near Watsonville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Watsonville, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.9493, -121.7210
- Aircraft
- Skelton EMERAUDE
- Registration
- N82D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DVM05
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
AN INADEQUATE FUEL LINE, DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY THE OWNER/BUILDER, FUEL LINE FAILURE, FUEL LINE LEAK, AND A SUBSEQUENT FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AN APCH TO LND, THE PLT & PSGR NOTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT & SAW FLAMES COMING THRU THE FLOOR IN THE VCNTY OF THE PLT'S RUDDER PEDALS. A SAFE LNDG WAS MADE & THE CREW EGRESSED THE BURNING ACFT. THE HOME BUILT ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC FUEL LINES FROM THE CARBURETOR TO THE FUEL SCREEN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FIRE WALL. ALSO, PLASTIC FLEX LINES WERE (APPARENTLY) USED FROM THE BRAKE PEDALS TO THE BRAKE CYLINDERS. BOTH LINES WERE MELTED BY FIRE. THE FUSELAGE, WINGS & EMPENNAGE WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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