What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft departed lzu for wdr at around 2130. According to witnesses, the aircraft engines were sputtering as the aircraft was making a left turn. The aircraft impacted the ground in an open field on the property of privacy data omitted which is 1.3 miles short of the runway at wdr. The wreckage was located at approximately 0000. Interview with the pilot revealed that the left engine lost power and the right one lost power several seconds later. Upon examination of the wreckage, the fuel selectors were in the main position and the main tanks were empty. The auxiliary tanks were approximately half full. Upon recovery of the wreckage, there was 1 1/2 to 2 ounces of fuel in the main fuel strainers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LZU FOR WDR AT AROUND 2130. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINES WERE SPUTTERING AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN AN OPEN FIELD ON THE PROPERTY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHICH IS 1.3 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT WDR. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 0000. INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE RIGHT ONE LOST POWER SEVERAL SECONDS LATER. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE, THE FUEL SELECTORS WERE IN THE MAIN POSITION AND THE MAIN TANKS WERE EMPTY. THE AUXILIARY TANKS WERE APPROXIMATELY HALF FULL. UPON RECOVERY OF THE WRECKAGE, THERE WAS 1 1/2 TO 2 OUNCES OF FUEL IN THE MAIN FUEL STRAINERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.