What happened
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Departed into worsening weather. Got IFR clearance continued with zero IMC until low fuel. Ran out on asr at gsb. (-23) pilot departed bwi approximately 0820 local with intent to refuel at W32. Unable to land W32 due to IFR weather. Pilot airfiled IFR flight plan adw-myr and continued flight southbound until vicinity of kinston, NC. Requested ILS approach to iso and subsequently missed. Flew toward pgv with intent to land. Lost left engine while enroute pgv. Turned southwest toward gsb. Attempted two par approaches at gsb without landing. Pilot experienced total fuel starvation approximately one mile southeast of gsb while maneuvering for third attempted approach. Aircraft stalled and crashed in heavily wooded area near gsb.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED INTO WORSENING WEATHER. GOT IFR CLEARANCE CONTINUED WITH ZERO IMC UNTIL LOW FUEL. RAN OUT ON ASR AT GSB. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED BWI APPROXIMATELY 0820 LOCAL WITH INTENT TO REFUEL AT W32. UNABLE TO LAND W32 DUE TO IFR WEATHER. PILOT AIRFILED IFR FLIGHT PLAN ADW-MYR AND CONTINUED FLIGHT SOUTHBOUND UNTIL VICINITY OF KINSTON, NC. REQUESTED ILS APPROACH TO ISO AND SUBSEQUENTLY MISSED. FLEW TOWARD PGV WITH INTENT TO LAND. LOST LEFT ENGINE WHILE ENROUTE PGV. TURNED SOUTHWEST TOWARD GSB. ATTEMPTED TWO PAR APPROACHES AT GSB WITHOUT LANDING. PILOT EXPERIENCED TOTAL FUEL STARVATION APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF GSB WHILE MANEUVERING FOR THIRD ATTEMPTED APPROACH. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN HEAVILY WOODED AREA NEAR GSB.
NTSB investigation
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