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I checked the Ercoupe accident database (1,048 Coupes some with more than one accident/incident), and found the following accident and incident reports: Fuel exhaustion 13 Fuel line/Gascolator 8 Fuel pump failure 10 Fuel Caps 2 Primer 2 Plugged vent 1 Wrong fuel pump 2 Gauge 2 Bullet hole 1 Vapor lock (auto fuel) 1 Mixture (leaned by pilot) 2 Wing tank value off 1 There maybe others that didn't have the word "fuel" in them. It looks like only 1.3 per 100 Coupe accident/incidents are caused by not having enough fuel on the aircraft (which is 13 too many). The others are mechanical failures or pilot failures for not monitoring the fuel situation. Most of the pump failures shouldn't have caused an accident/incident. The database only goes back to 1964 for US and Canadian accidents, but some Lloyds' reports go to the 40's. Richard N99904 ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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