What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4) After having flown about 4 hours, the airplane was observed by two eyewitnesses at about 100 feet AGL, with no discernible engine sound, about 2 to 3 miles northeast of the destination airport. The pilot transmitted 'mayday' three times and said that he had run out of gas. The airplane collided with 75 to 80 foot trees about 2 miles short of the airport. All engine and airframe components revealed no mechanical failures or malfunctions, post crash. No useable fuel was found on the airplane. With the post crash addition of fuel, the engine and fuel source selector system operated satisfactorily. (-23) on 8-22-1999, N67198 departed poughkeepsie new york, and flew an unknown route to Pickens county airport south carolina, the intended destination. At approximately 1656 hours local time the pilot reported to Pickens county UNICOM that he had run out of fuel and was not going to make the airport. At approximately 1658 hours N67198 crashed in a grove of hardwood trees approximately 2.5 miles from the end of Pickens county runway 23. The pilot, privacy data omitted and his passenger were seriously injured and transported to greenville memorial hospital. At approximately 1830 hours, privacy data omitted died from complications resulting from the injuries he received in the crash.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) AFTER HAVING FLOWN ABOUT 4 HOURS, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED BY TWO EYEWITNESSES AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL, WITH NO DISCERNIBLE ENGINE SOUND, ABOUT 2 TO 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT TRANSMITTED 'MAYDAY' THREE TIMES AND SAID THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH 75 TO 80 FOOT TREES ABOUT 2 MILES SHORT OF THE AIRPORT. ALL ENGINE AND AIRFRAME COMPONENTS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS, POST CRASH. NO USEABLE FUEL WAS FOUND ON THE AIRPLANE. WITH THE POST CRASH ADDITION OF FUEL, THE ENGINE AND FUEL SOURCE SELECTOR SYSTEM OPERATED SATISFACTORILY. (-23) ON 8-22-1999, N67198 DEPARTED POUGHKEEPSIE NEW YORK, AND FLEW AN UNKNOWN ROUTE TO PICKENS COUNTY AIRPORT SOUTH CAROLINA, THE INTENDED DESTINATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 1656 HOURS LOCAL TIME THE PILOT REPORTED TO PICKENS COUNTY UNICOM THAT HE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL AND WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1658 HOURS N67198 CRASHED IN A GROVE OF HARDWOOD TREES APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES FROM THE END OF PICKENS COUNTY RUNWAY 23. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY D^ AND HIS PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HOURS, ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THE INJURIES HE RECEIVED IN THE CRASH.
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