# NTSB Accident LAX98LA237
> **De Malignon VARIEZE** · 1998-07-19 · GLOBE, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA237
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10635
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-19
- **Location:** GLOBE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.619525, -110.700027
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** De Malignon
- **Model:** VARIEZE
- **Registration:** N77AX
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel starvation due to the pilot's failure to properly plan his flight with regard to his estimated flight time, planned descent(s), and the amount of usable fuel available and required in the fuselage tank.  The pilot/builder's deviation from the aircraft plans, in that his aircraft did not employ a fuel boost pump and an engine driven fuel pump, as specified by the designer, was a factor in this accident.

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