What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed block island state (bid) with one passenger on board when leveling off at 2800 ft., enroute to groton-new london (gon) airport, the engine stopped running. The pilot had the right main fuel tank selected prior to the engine stoppage. He selected the left main fuel tank and turned on his fuel pump but was unable to re-start the engine. The pilot was unable to reach land and landed the aircraft in the ocean off of Quonochontaug point in rhode island. The pilot and his passenger were in the water approximately 25 minutes before being rescued by a passing barge. The aircraft sunk to the bottom of the ocean (100 feet deep) and there is no current plans to recover the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLOCK ISLAND STATE (BID) WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WHEN LEVELING OFF AT 2800 FT., ENROUTE TO GROTON-NEW LONDON (GON) AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT HAD THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK SELECTED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STOPPAGE. HE SELECTED THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK AND TURNED ON HIS FUEL PUMP BUT WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACH LAND AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE OCEAN OFF OF QUONOCHONTAUG POINT IN RHODE ISLAND. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE IN THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES BEFORE BEING RESCUED BY A PASSING BARGE. THE AIRCRAFT SUNK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN (100 FEET DEEP) AND THERE IS NO CURRENT PLANS TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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