What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) The student pilot was on an endorsed solo cross-country flight and made an unplanned stop en-route. He did not refuel at the stop. According to the hobbs recording hour meter he had operated the airplane for 4 hours. Upon arriving at his destination he attempted a go-around during which the engine failed. The operator/instructor stated that he had run the airplane out of fuel. The pilot operator handbook gives an endurance of 4.1 hours at 75 percent power and 7,000 feet for the installed fuel system.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON AN ENDORSED SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND MADE AN UNPLANNED STOP EN-ROUTE. HE DID NOT REFUEL AT THE STOP. ACCORDING TO THE HOBBS RECORDING HOUR METER HE HAD OPERATED THE AIRPLANE FOR 4 HOURS. UPON ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND DURING WHICH THE ENGINE FAILED. THE OPERATOR/INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE HAD RUN THE AIRPLANE OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT OPERATOR HANDBOOK GIVES AN ENDURANCE OF 4.1 HOURS AT 75 PERCENT POWER AND 7,000 FEET FOR THE INSTALLED FUEL SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.