What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On April 7, 1999, about 1533 eastern daylight time, a steve hill staudacher S600, N600SH, registered to an individual, crashed while making a forced landing following loss of engine power at Bunnell, Florida, while on a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received substantial damage and the commercial-rated pilot was not injured. The flight originated from danville, Kentucky, the same day, about 1115. The pilot stated he departed danville with full fuel tanks, and made a 20-30 minute fuel stop at dalton, Georgia, where he again filled the fuel tanks. While approaching his destination airport, Flagler County Airport, his onboard engine performance computer showed he would arrive at the destination airport with 6 gallons of fuel remaining. A short time later the engine quit. Attempts to restart it were unsuccessful and he attempted to make it to the destination airport. When he realized he would not make the airport he made a forced landing in a clear area, north of the airport. Post crash examination showed the fuel tanks were empty and there was no fuel leakage. The engine had quit due to fuel exhaustion. (-23)engine stopped in flight due to fuel depletion, aircraft landed in woods 1 mile short of Flagler County Airport. Pilot reported on board fuel computer indicated 6 gallons of fuel. FAA investigation found no fuel in tanks or at fuel spyder.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON APRIL 7, 1999, ABOUT 1533 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A STEVE HILL STAUDACHER S600, N600SH, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT BUNNELL, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM DANVILLE, KENTUCKY, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1115. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED DANVILLE WITH FULL FUEL TANKS, AND MADE A 20-30 MINUTE FUEL STOP AT DALTON, GEORGIA, WHERE HE AGAIN FILLED THE FUEL TANKS. WHILE APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT, HIS ONBOARD ENGINE PERFORMANCE COMPUTER SHOWED HE WOULD ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH 6 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. A SHORT TIME LATER THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. WHEN HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE AIRPORT HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A CLEAR AREA, NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. POST CRASH EXAMINATION SHOWED THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY AND THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE. THE ENGINE HAD QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. (-23)ENGINE STOPPED IN FLIGHT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION, AIRCRAFT LANDED IN WOODS 1 MILE SHORT OF FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT. PILOT REPORTED ON BOARD FUEL COMPUTER INDICATED 6 GALLONS OF FUEL. FAA INVESTIGATION FOUND NO FUEL IN TANKS OR AT FUEL SPYDER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.