Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a loose fuel line fitting.
NTSB analysis
The pilot stated that the engine began to gradually lose power shortly after takeoff and that he could smell raw fuel. As the pilot turned back to the airport, the engine stopped running, and he made a forced landing to a field short of the runway. During the landing, the airplane nosed over and the vertical stabilizer was bent. A postaccident examination of the engine revealed a fitting that secured the main fuel line to the engine was loose and leaking fuel. The interruption of fuel was enough to cause the loss of engine power.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12CA075 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 19, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Denver, Colorado
- Nearest airport
- Centennial (APA)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Globe GC-1B
- N-number
- N80775
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.