Probable cause
The total loss of engine power due to partially obstructed fuel lines.
NTSB analysis
While on initial takeoff and about 200 feet above ground level, the airplane's engine experienced a total loss of engine power. The airplane was about midfield of the 3,500-foot runway, and the pilot landed on the remaining runway. The pilot could not stop the airplane in the distance remaining, and the airplane departed the end of the runway and collided with two fences before coming to rest inverted. Examination of the airframe revealed that the fuel lines were partially obstructed with sealant that had been used on an in-tank fuel gauge to create a gasket, which was found deteriorated. No further anomalies were detected with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN13LA011 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 11, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Roanoke, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Northwest Reginal Airport (52F)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built LITTLE TOOT
- N-number
- N848Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1961
- 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.