# NTSB Accident DEN05LA121
> **Sheel Vans RV-8** · 2005-08-07 · Fort Collins, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN05LA121
- **Event ID:** 20050816X01250
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-07
- **Location:** Fort Collins, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.453334, -105.01889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Sheel
- **Model:** Vans RV-8
- **Registration:** N5754S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot inadvertently stalling the airplane and descending into the ground.  Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his failure to refuel the airplane, resulting in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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