What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft crashed into drainage canal three quarters of mile short of Fort Pierce airport runway 9. The pilot stated that the front engine shut down and he tried to restart the engine while do that the rear engine quit. The aircraft crashed and stopped in drainage canal. This inspector checked the left and right main fuel tanks with dip stick and they were empty. The left main fuel tank feeds fuel to the front engine and the right main feeds fuel to the rear engine. The pilots statement stated that he checked the main fuel tanks visually before the flight and they were one half full. The fuel gauges for main fuel tanks were reading one half full.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO DRAINAGE CANAL THREE QUARTERS OF MILE SHORT OF FORT PIERCE AIRPORT RUNWAY 9. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FRONT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE DO THAT THE REAR ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND STOPPED IN DRAINAGE CANAL. THIS INSPECTOR CHECKED THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANKS WITH DIP STICK AND THEY WERE EMPTY. THE LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK FEEDS FUEL TO THE FRONT ENGINE AND THE RIGHT MAIN FEEDS FUEL TO THE REAR ENGINE. THE PILOTS STATEMENT STATED THAT HE CHECKED THE MAIN FUEL TANKS VISUALLY BEFORE THE FLIGHT AND THEY WERE ONE HALF FULL. THE FUEL GAUGES FOR MAIN FUEL TANKS WERE READING ONE HALF FULL.
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