# NTSB Accident LAX04LA171
> **Maule M-7-260C** · 2004-03-28 · Paso Robles, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX04LA171
- **Event ID:** 20040331X00404
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-03-28
- **Location:** Paso Robles, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.567501, -120.791664
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Maule
- **Model:** M-7-260C
- **Registration:** N99KJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

fuel system vapor lock due to the failure of the left exhaust stack clamp pin, which caused a separation of the exhaust stack from the muffler and the porting of hot exhaust gases onto the fuel lines.

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