Accident · 1990-04-21

NTSB case DEN90LA097 · Avions Mudry CAP10B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-04-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Avions Mudry CAP10B (N64UV)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: University of North Dakota Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

Probable cause

AN OVER TEMPERATURE OF THE INLET FUEL LINE RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION (VAPOR LOCK) IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.

Source: NTSB case DEN90LA097

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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