What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: pilot departed under ufr and did not obtain a weather briefing for his flight to Mccomb, MS. Pilot became lost and did not know how to program his hand held GPS. Aircraft descended below cloud overcast, visibility (low) and mist prevailed. MVFR conditions. Aircraft experienced fuel exhaustion near Mccomb VOR. Witnesses observed aircraft overhead where they say he shut engine off and glided into field. Late investigators found that aircraft had no fuel resulting in fuel starvation and off-airport landing. 8. Out of date medical 9. Out of date flight review. 10. Transponder inspection requirements out of date.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED UNDER UFR AND DID NOT OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR HIS FLIGHT TO MCCOMB, MS. PILOT BECAME LOST AND DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PROGRAM HIS HAND HELD GPS. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW CLOUD OVERCAST, VISIBILITY (LOW) AND MIST PREVAILED. MVFR CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION NEAR MCCOMB VOR. WITNESSES OBSERVED AIRCRAFT OVERHEAD WHERE THEY SAY HE SHUT ENGINE OFF AND GLIDED INTO FIELD. LATE INVESTIGATORS FOUND THAT AIRCRAFT HAD NO FUEL RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION AND OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. 8. OUT OF DATE MEDICAL 9. OUT OF DATE FLIGHT REVIEW. 10. TRANSPONDER INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OUT OF DATE.
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