INDIAN ROCKS, FL, USA
N511U
STOLP-ADAMS SA100
WHILE PERFORMING INVERTED AEROBATIC MANEUVERS NEAR THE COAST LINE, THE ENG (WHICH WAS NOT INSTALLED WITH AN INVERTED FUEL OR OIL SYSTEM), SUSTAINED A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG, THE PLT ELECTED TO DITCH THE ACFT NEAR THE SHORE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATIC MANEUVERS IN AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FUEL AND OIL SYSTEMS THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN INVERTED POSITIONS. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER AND THE PILOT HAVING TO DITCH THE AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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