What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On January 17, 2002, at approximately 15:30 hours, a Cessna 340A twin-engine airplane registered to privacy data omitted , and operated by Mr. Carl huff of privacy data omitted, crashed in Temple, TX. At approximately 1520, the pilot reported to robert gray arac he had fuel starvation on the right engine and the left engine had just quit. The aircraft was destroyed when it impacted trees and a private residence. The pilot, commercial rated, and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. Two more passengers sustained serious injuries. VFR flight conditions prevailed and the pilot filed a flight plan. The first of 3 flight legs originated the morning of January 17, 2002 at william p. hobby airport (hou) in houston, TX where the pilot took on approximately 60 gallons of fuel between both tip tanks. The aircraft landed at killeen municipal airport (ile) in killeen, TX where the pilot took on approximately 53 gallons of fuel between both tip tanks. The aircraft departed ile and landed at houston gulf airport (spx) and picked up 4 more passengers. The aircraft departed spx at approximately 1400 hours on its way back to ile when the mishap occurred.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 17, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 HOURS, A CESSNA 340A TWIN-ENGINE AIRPLANE REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , AND OPERATED BY MR. CARL HUFF OF ^PRIVACY DATA^, CRASHED IN TEMPLE, TX. AT APPROXIMATELY 1520, THE PILOT REPORTED TO ROBERT GRAY ARAC HE HAD FUEL STARVATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE AND THE LEFT ENGINE HAD JUST QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES AND A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL RATED, AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. TWO MORE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FIRST OF 3 FLIGHT LEGS ORIGINATED THE MORNING OF JANUARY 17, 2002 AT WILLIAM P. HOBBY AIRPORT (HOU) IN HOUSTON, TX WHERE THE PILOT TOOK ON APPROXIMATELY 60 GALLONS OF FUEL BETWEEN BOTH TIP TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KILLEEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ILE) IN KILLEEN, TX WHERE THE PILOT TOOK ON APPROXIMATELY 53 GALLONS OF FUEL BETWEEN BOTH TIP TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ILE AND LANDED AT HOUSTON GULF AIRPORT (SPX) AND PICKED UP 4 MORE PASSENGERS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SPX AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS ON ITS WAY BACK TO ILE WHEN THE MISHAP OCCURRED.
NTSB investigation
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