What happened
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Acft had rough running eng, att to make emglanding, struck a road, flipped over, Arnaudville, LA. (.4)the flight had been airborne for 1 hour 15 minutes when a total loss of engine power occurred. During a forced landing in a field, the airplane hit a drainage ditch, the nose gear collapsed, and subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane contained 43 gallons of fuel at the time of departure, and the fuel selector remained in the 'both' position during the flight. At the site, fuel was found in the fuel tanks; however, a crack was noted in the fuel line between the fuel strainer (mounted on the firewall) and the engine fuel pump. There was evidence that air entered the fuel system through the cracked line, resulting in fuel starvation to the engine. The reason for the crack in the line was not determined. (-23) the pilot stated that aircraft engine quit during cruise flight. During the aircraft investigation, an inspector with the federal aviation administration found a small crack in the fuel hose that connected the electric fuel pump to the carburetor.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT HAD ROUGH RUNNING ENG, ATT TO MAKE EMGLANDING, STRUCK A ROAD, FLIPPED OVER, ARNAUDVILLE, LA. (.4)THE FLIGHT HAD BEEN AIRBORNE FOR 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES WHEN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD, THE AIRPLANE HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE CONTAINED 43 GALLONS OF FUEL AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE, AND THE FUEL SELECTOR REMAINED IN THE 'BOTH' POSITION DURING THE FLIGHT. AT THE SITE, FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS; HOWEVER, A CRACK WAS NOTED IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL STRAINER (MOUNTED ON THE FIREWALL) AND THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT AIR ENTERED THE FUEL SYSTEM THROUGH THE CRACKED LINE, RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE. THE REASON FOR THE CRACK IN THE LINE WAS NOT DETERMINED. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. DURING THE AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION, AN INSPECTOR WITH THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOUND A SMALL CRACK IN THE FUEL HOSE THAT CONNECTED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP TO THE CARBURETOR.
NTSB investigation
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