- Date
- August 4, 1984, 07:31 local (11:31 UTC)
- Place
- Augusta, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N56UZappia Gabriel J QUICKIE-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840804071399A
- Case key
- 35418
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he noticed he was unexpectedly low on fuel. As he approached the Augusta, Maine airport. He radioed the Augusta fss and transmitted the fact. Shortly thereafter the engine quit and the pilot executed an emergency landing in a wooded area. Examination of the engine after the accident revealed that a plastic fuel line fitting on the electric fuel pump outlet was found to be loose. There was also significant fuel staining found in the vicinity of the fuel line fitting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56U
- Reported as
- Zappia Gabriel J QUICKIE-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 88888888
- Airframe hours
- 87
- Engine
- Revmaster 07, 40 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gabriel Zappia
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 25, 1984 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- LEW · Lewiston, ME
- Destination
- AUG · Augusta, ME
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AUG · Augusta, Me
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 277 total · 87 in this make and model · 260 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.