What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airplane impacted a power line and a tree during a forced landing following a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. The 72-hour private pilot did not verify the amount of fuel on board athe airplane during the pre-flight inspection. When the engine lost power, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a road. However, he misjudged the landing, and the airplane contacted a power line and a tree short of the intended landing site. Approximately 1 quart of fuel was drained from the airplane's fuel system following the accident. (-23) the aircraft ran out of fuel. Pilot randall dulaney hit a power line and a tree while attempting an emergency landing on a road. There were no injuries. (.19)acft experienced fuel exhaustion and crashed, corpus christi, TX.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A POWER LINE AND A TREE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE 72-HOUR PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT VERIFY THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON BOARD ATHE AIRPLANE DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A ROAD. HOWEVER, HE MISJUDGED THE LANDING, AND THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A POWER LINE AND A TREE SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING SITE. APPROXIMATELY 1 QUART OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. PILOT RANDALL DULANEY HIT A POWER LINE AND A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. (.19)ACFT EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION AND CRASHED, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX.
NTSB investigation
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