# NTSB Accident LAX06LA153
> **Ronald R Russell RV-6** · 2006-04-30 · Death Valley, CA, USA · FATL
## 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.

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