# NTSB Accident LAX99LA084
> **Maule M-4-220C** · 1999-01-30 · JEAN, NV, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA084
- **Event ID:** 20001204X00085
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-01-30
- **Location:** JEAN, NV, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.749591, -115.530426
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-4-220C
- **Registration:** N474W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to ensure that a tank containing an adequate fuel supply was selected for takeoff.  A factor in the accident was the contamination in the engine driven fuel pump, which likely was not capable of providing full system pressure.

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