# Accident 20010616013719A: Amtr LANCAIRIVP, Flagstaff, AZ, June 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2001, 16:25 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1644° N, 111.6392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1644&lon=-111.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N424E-2004-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schultz Rod LANCAIR IV P (registry code 056055W, https://openairdocs.org/model/schultz-rod-lancair-iv-p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIRIVP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616013719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX01FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA212), Jun 16, 2001: Schultz Lancair IV-P (N424E), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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