What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft was on a VFR flight over the ocean (approximately 30 miles off shore) when the pilot advised oakland ARTCC that the acft did not have enough fuel to make it to the rpt, the acft subsequently ditched in the ocean, the pilot evacuated and was rescued by the coast guard but the acft sank into the water, other circumstances are unknown, the accident occurred approximately 15-20 miles off shore of salinas, CA. (-23) N141CM, on a VFR flight plan from honolulu, HI, enroute to Monterey, CA., landed short of the coast, about 24 miles from Monterey, CA. The pilot reported that the engines started running rough at 150 miles out. He could not correct whatever was wrong. The aircraft sank after landing at sea. The pilot privacy data omitted was rescued within 30 minutes.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT OVER THE OCEAN (APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES OFF SHORE) WHEN THE PILOT ADVISED OAKLAND ARTCC THAT THE ACFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO MAKE IT TO THE RPT, THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY DITCHED IN THE OCEAN, THE PILOT EVACUATED AND WAS RESCUED BY THE COAST GUARD BUT THE ACFT SANK INTO THE WATER, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MILES OFF SHORE OF SALINAS, CA. (-23) N141CM, ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM HONOLULU, HI, ENROUTE TO MONTEREY, CA., LANDED SHORT OF THE COAST, ABOUT 24 MILES FROM MONTEREY, CA. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINES STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AT 150 MILES OUT. HE COULD NOT CORRECT WHATEVER WAS WRONG. THE AIRCRAFT SANK AFTER LANDING AT SEA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS RESCUED WITHIN 30 MINUTES.
NTSB investigation
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