What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed danville, IL (kdnv) with inoperative fuel gauges enroute to morgantown, WV (mgw). The aircraft was in the air for approximately 2.4 hours. The pilot had 13.8 gallons of fuel added before the flight. The fuel capacity of the aircraft is approximately 32 gallons. The pilot stated the aircraft when fueled in danville, was nearly topped off (though not completely). The aircraft has an unusable fuel amount of approximately 3 gallons. The fuel consumption is approximately 9 to 10 gallons per hour. The engine stopped running approximately 30 miles from the destination. The pilot declared mayday and made an emergency landing. No fuel was found in the right fuel tank. The left tank contained less than one gallon. There were no signs of a fuel leak or spill. Witnesses at the scene smelled no fuel odor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED DANVILLE, IL (KDNV) WITH INOPERATIVE FUEL GAUGES ENROUTE TO MORGANTOWN, WV (MGW). THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE AIR FOR APPROXIMATELY 2.4 HOURS. THE PILOT HAD 13.8 GALLONS OF FUEL ADDED BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE FUEL CAPACITY OF THE AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 32 GALLONS. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WHEN FUELED IN DANVILLE, WAS NEARLY TOPPED OFF (THOUGH NOT COMPLETELY). THE AIRCRAFT HAS AN UNUSABLE FUEL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY 3 GALLONS. THE FUEL CONSUMPTION IS APPROXIMATELY 9 TO 10 GALLONS PER HOUR. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES FROM THE DESTINATION. THE PILOT DECLARED MAYDAY AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE LEFT TANK CONTAINED LESS THAN ONE GALLON. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF A FUEL LEAK OR SPILL. WITNESSES AT THE SCENE SMELLED NO FUEL ODOR.
NTSB investigation
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