Schultz Lancair IV-P accident near Flagstaff, AZ
On June 16, 2001, a Schultz Lancair IV-P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Flagstaff, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 16, 2001
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Aircraft
- Schultz Lancair IV-P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.164°N, 111.639°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010619X01203
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 16, 2001, at 1625 mountain standard time, a Schultz Lancair IV-P single engine experimental airplane, N424E, was substantially damaged when it collided with trees following a loss of engine power during a visual approach to the Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, Arizona. The airline transport pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by Northwing Aviation, Tarzana, California, under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a positioning flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Ada, Oklahoma, approximately 1312. The pilot was flying the airplane to the owner in California, and intended to stop in Flagstaff for fuel. During the approach to Flagstaff, the pilot stated on tower frequency that he was going to crash and he was not going to make it. The airplane impacted trees and terrrain about 2 miles northeast of the airport. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane multiengine land rating and commercial priviledges in single engine land airplanes. According to Northwing Aviation, the pilot was a retired airline pilot, and he had accumulated a total of 31,000 hours of flight time, of which 1,000 hours were in Lancair IV-P airplanes. The pilot also held a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued "repairman; experimental aircraft builder" certificate with a limitation indicating the certificate was valid for inspection of a Lancair IV-P manufactured by the
Probable cause
the builder's failure to install a fuel compartment vent in the right wing, affecting the total available fuel capacity, and resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the pilot's intentional flight with a known inoperative fuel gauging system.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
