# NTSB LAX04LA141: Vogt KR2S, N4027Y, Lompoc, CA, February 29, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 29, 2004, 09:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Lompoc, CA - Coordinates: 34.633335, -120.466667 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6333&lon=-120.4667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 8, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 58826 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX04LA141 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58826/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA141 ## Probable cause a failure of the fuel pump, which induced a total loss of engine power. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal - fuel system,pump - failure,total (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly ## Analysis About 15 minutes after takeoff, during cruise flight, the experimental airplane's engine lost all power. The pilot made a forced landing on rough terrain. On short approach to the field, the airplane impacted a hillside and was substantially damaged. The pilot had manufactured the airplane and installed a Subaru engine. An examination of the engine revealed an internal failure of its electric fuel pump. ## Factual narrative On February 29, 2004, about 0915 Pacific standard time, an experimental Vogt KR2S, N4027Y, experienced a total loss of engine power about 10 miles east of Lompoc, California. The airline transport pilot, who owned and operated the homebuilt airplane, made a forced landing in an open field. On final approach the airplane impacted a hillside and was substantially damaged. The pilot was not injured. The personal flight was performed in visual meteorological conditions under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Santa Barbara, California, about 0900. The pilot reported that his Subaru engine, model EJ-22, experienced a mechanical malfunction "for unknown reasons." Subsequently, during an examination of the engine, its electric Bendix fuel pump was found to have internally failed. The airplane, engine, and the fuel pump's total time in service was 45 hours. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4027Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4027Y-2013-04-02), registration cancelled 2013-04-02, S/N 9228-733, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Vogt KR2S - Registry model: [Vogt Donald Erwin KR-2S](https://openairdocs.org/model/vogt-donald-erwin-kr-2s) (registry code 05611NP) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 9228-733 - Airframe hours: 45 - Engines: Subaru EJ-22 130 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ronald E. Vogt - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, February 17, 2004, 2 hours before - Departed: SBA, Santa Barbara, CA - Destination: LPC, Lompoc, CA ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 26, 2003; seat: front; flight hours: 6,700 total, 45 in this make and model, 6,670 as pilot in command, 120 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: LPC, 2 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040229008339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229008339A), Feb 29, 2004: Amtr KR2S, Santa Ynez, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot enroute from Santa barbara to lompoc in experimental amateur built aircraft. Engine (subaru) quit at 3000 feet over the gaviota pass. Pilot… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.