What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ran out of fuel en route at night at FL100 cruise. Crash landed on airport. Failed lean properly. (-23) leif langbakk had been hired to fly N210BG to little rock, Arkansas, then to gulf shores, Alabama, to demonstrate the aircraft to potential buyers. The person in little rock was not found due to late arrival. The aircraft continued to gulf shores, Alabama. A short demonstration flight was conducted in gulf shores. The pilot bought 25 gallons of fuel and departed IFR for tulsa. Due to high headwinds, the pilot landed in ft. smith, Arkansas (fsm), where he bought 9 gallons of fuel. The aircraft departed VFR for tulsa. The aircraft owner started a search when the aircraft failed to arrive. The aircraft was found at approximately 5:15 am the next morning at Muskogee, Oklahoma. The pilot was found after daylight (0715) approximately 600 yards from the aircraft. The aircraft crashed approximately 250 feet west of the approach end of runway 31 at Davis field.
As the FAA filed it
RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE AT NIGHT AT FL100 CRUISE. CRASH LANDED ON AIRPORT. FAILED LEAN PROPERLY. (-23) LEIF LANGBAKK HAD BEEN HIRED TO FLY N210BG TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, THEN TO GULF SHORES, ALABAMA, TO DEMONSTRATE THE AIRCRAFT TO POTENTIAL BUYERS. THE PERSON IN LITTLE ROCK WAS NOT FOUND DUE TO LATE ARRIVAL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GULF SHORES, ALABAMA. A SHORT DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IN GULF SHORES. THE PILOT BOUGHT 25 GALLONS OF FUEL AND DEPARTED IFR FOR TULSA. DUE TO HIGH HEADWINDS, THE PILOT LANDED IN FT. SMITH, ARKANSAS (FSM), WHERE HE BOUGHT 9 GALLONS OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VFR FOR TULSA. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STARTED A SEARCH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ARRIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 AM THE NEXT MORNING AT MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA. THE PILOT WAS FOUND AFTER DAYLIGHT (0715) APPROXIMATELY 600 YARDS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET WEST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 31 AT DAVIS FIELD.
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