What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: N6417G piloted by scot mallard with one passenger (a navarro) departed tmb at approx. 2058 on 1/2/98, arrived at eyw at 2145Z. This aircraft with the same occupants departed eyw at 0129Z 1/3/98 and made a forced landing in Everglades National Park at 0245Z approx. due to engine failure the engine failed due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft had flown 1.3 hours prior to this pilot taking possession of the aircraft that day. It had been refueled after the flight that occurred in the morning. This left approx. 2.7 hours of fuel remaining in the tanks. The flight tmb-eyw to crash site took approx. 1.4 hours, at which point the fuel gauges went to zero and the engine stopped. The pilot then glided the aircraft to the landing/crash site.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: N6417G PILOTED BY SCOT MALLARD WITH ONE PASSENGER (A NAVARRO) DEPARTED TMB AT APPROX. 2058 ON 1/2/98, ARRIVED AT EYW AT 2145Z. THIS AIRCRAFT WITH THE SAME OCCUPANTS DEPARTED EYW AT 0129Z 1/3/98 AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK AT 0245Z APPROX. DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 1.3 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS PILOT TAKING POSSESSION OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT DAY. IT HAD BEEN REFUELED AFTER THE FLIGHT THAT OCCURRED IN THE MORNING. THIS LEFT APPROX. 2.7 HOURS OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANKS. THE FLIGHT TMB-EYW TO CRASH SITE TOOK APPROX. 1.4 HOURS, AT WHICH POINT THE FUEL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE PILOT THEN GLIDED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LANDING/CRASH SITE.
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