# NTSB Accident CHI01LA276
> **Efaw Casutt Sport Racer** · 2001-08-04 · Shell Lake, WI, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI01LA276
- **Event ID:** 20010813X01673
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-08-04
- **Location:** Shell Lake, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.730541, -91.889961
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Efaw
- **Model:** Casutt Sport Racer
- **Registration:** N333GE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and the misjudged flare that resulted in a hard landing.  A factor to the accident was the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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