# NTSB Accident LAX01FA212
> **Schultz Lancair IV-P** · 2001-06-16 · Flagstaff, AZ, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01FA212
- **Event ID:** 20010619X01203
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-16
- **Location:** Flagstaff, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.164443, -111.639167
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Schultz
- **Model:** Lancair IV-P
- **Registration:** N424E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the builder's failure to install a fuel compartment vent in the right wing, affecting the total available fuel capacity, and resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.  A contributing factor was the pilot's intentional flight with a known inoperative fuel gauging system.

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