What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot supposedly topped off all tanks at Bonaire, netherlan antilles (tncb) for a flight that took him from tncb to aruba (tnca), then to barranquilla, colombia (skbq), then again to tnca, and the return to tncb as a final destination. While on approach at tncb, and approximately 3 miles out at 2500 feet, pilot received low fuel warning lights and both engines flamed out shortly afterwards. Aircraft made contact with the ground approximately 100 yards short of the runway with the landing gear in the down position. The aircraft, at about the same time as ground contact, struck a chain link fence and gate. The aircraft flipped over and was destroyed. There is a possibility that the engines were burning more fuel than they should have, but calculations show that this flight should have been possible with full tanks. Therefore, it is suspected that the tanks were not completely full prior to first point of departure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT SUPPOSEDLY TOPPED OFF ALL TANKS AT BONAIRE, NETHERLAN ANTILLES (TNCB) FOR A FLIGHT THAT TOOK HIM FROM TNCB TO ARUBA (TNCA), THEN TO BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (SKBQ), THEN AGAIN TO TNCA, AND THE RETURN TO TNCB AS A FINAL DESTINATION. WHILE ON APPROACH AT TNCB, AND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES OUT AT 2500 FEET, PILOT RECEIVED LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHTS AND BOTH ENGINES FLAMED OUT SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT, AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS GROUND CONTACT, STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND GATE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND WAS DESTROYED. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINES WERE BURNING MORE FUEL THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE, BUT CALCULATIONS SHOW THAT THIS FLIGHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITH FULL TANKS. THEREFORE, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE TANKS WERE NOT COMPLETELY FULL PRIOR TO FIRST POINT OF DEPARTURE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.