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Aviation accident LAX06LA153
1 fatal · Ronald R Russell RV-6 · 2006-04-30 · Death Valley, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
LAX06LA153- Event ID
20060510X00541- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2006-04-30
- Location
- Death Valley, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 36.45111, -116.871948
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 1
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Ronald R Russell
- Model
- RV-6
- Registration
- N655VT
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
a fuel starvation induced loss of engine power due to a likely vapor lock condition in the fuel lines.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown