# Accident 19970225048149A: Hoac-Austria DV-20 KATANA, Franklinfield, CA, February 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1997, 15:53 local time
- Place: Franklinfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Aircraft: N194DV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N194DV-1999-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hoac-Austria DV-20 KATANA (registry code 4170001, https://openairdocs.org/model/hoac-austria-dv-20-katana) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970225048149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-16) ACFT WAS CERTIFIED WITH "QUICK-DISCONNECT" HOSE COUPLER FITTING ON ELECTRIC INLINE FUEL PUMP, WHICH CAME OFF IN FLIGHT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO ENSURE THE LINE WILL NOT COME OFF THOUGH PROPER (PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL) PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA114), Feb 26, 1997: Hoac Austria DV-20 (N194DV), Galt, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a disconnect of a fuel line fitting, due to the manufacturer's inadequate design and/or lack of adequate installation procedure for replacement of the fuel filter; which resulted in fuel starvation,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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