What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On June 16, 2001, at 1625 hours mountain standard time, a schultz Lancair iv-p, N424E, was substantially damaged during a visual approach to Flagstaff, Pulliam airport, Arizona. The airline transport rated pilot received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight operating under 14 CFR part 91. An instrument flight plan was filed. The flight originated at ada, Oklahoma, about 1516 central daylight time. During the approach to Flagstaff, the pilot stated on tower frequency that he was going to crash. Then he said that he was not going to make it. The airplane crashed about 2 miles northeast of the airport. Initial fuel calculations indicated that the airplane arrived at the destination with about 1.5 hours of fuel remaining. According to the airplane owner, the fuel tanks held 72 gallons instead of the designed amount of 80 gallons. The owner also indicated that there had been fuel system problems with the airplane, and at one point, holes had been added in the baffeling/ribs to improve fuel flow. (-23) during descent from cruise altitude for landing at flg, the aircraft suffered a total power failure due to apparent fuel starvation. Pilot executed a forced landing in open field. Pilot was not wearing shoulder harness and suffered fatal headstrike injury during emergency/hard landing.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON JUNE 16, 2001, AT 1625 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SCHULTZ LANCAIR IV-P, N424E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A VISUAL APPROACH TO FLAGSTAFF, PULLIAM AIRPORT, ARIZONA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ADA, OKLAHOMA, ABOUT 1516 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. DURING THE APPROACH TO FLAGSTAFF, THE PILOT STATED ON TOWER FREQUENCY THAT HE WAS GOING TO CRASH. THEN HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT. INITIAL FUEL CALCULATIONS INDICATED THAT THE AIRPLANE ARRIVED AT THE DESTINATION WITH ABOUT 1.5 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE OWNER, THE FUEL TANKS HELD 72 GALLONS INSTEAD OF THE DESIGNED AMOUNT OF 80 GALLONS. THE OWNER ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND AT ONE POINT, HOLES HAD BEEN ADDED IN THE BAFFELING/RIBS TO IMPROVE FUEL FLOW. (-23) DURING DESCENT FROM CRUISE ALTITUDE FOR LANDING AT FLG, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A TOTAL POWER FAILURE DUE TO APPARENT FUEL STARVATION. PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN OPEN FIELD. PILOT WAS NOT WEARING SHOULDER HARNESS AND SUFFERED FATAL HEADSTRIKE INJURY DURING EMERGENCY/HARD LANDING.
NTSB investigation
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