Amateur-built Loehle 5151 Mustang accident near Athens, Tennessee, November 5, 2004
On November 5, 2004 at about 6:30 pm local time, a amateur-built Loehle 5151 Mustang, registered N711AH, was substantially damaged in an accident near Athens, Tennessee (None airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The loss of engine power due to the electrical fuel pump failure, and fuel starvation.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 5, 2004 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Athens, Tennessee · None · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Loehle 5151 Mustang
- Registration
- N711AH · no longer on the register · serial 6196
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was at cruise flight when the electric fuel pump failed. The pilot manually pumped the fuel to the engine, in an effort to restart the electric fuel pump. After 10 minutes of manually pumping the fuel, the pilot elected to perform an emergency landing. As the pilot maneuvered for the emergency landing, the airplane collided with a fence during landing. The airplane wreckage came to rest in an open field. Further examination revealed an electrical fuel pump failure during the flight. The maintenance history of the electric fuel pump disclosed that it had accumulated 280 hours of total time since new.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 550 hours in all; 280 in this make and model; 10 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: September 1, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: sngl
- Injury: serious injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,088.2 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 2004; 5.5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,005 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Subaru EA-81 (type not recorded); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 12TN Kingston TN at 4:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
Weather at the time
- Light: night
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N711AH the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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