What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A private pilot operating an experimental aircraft, a vans RV-6, landed at Joliet regional airport. He attempted to obtain fuel at fuel pumps, but was unable to do so due to pumps closing at 1900 CDT. He then talked to privacy data omitted at j.f. aviation. The pilot was offered fuel from hangared aircraft, but declined. He said he would proceed to romeoville-lewis university airport and obtain fuel there. After departing runway 12, the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft gained some altitude and distance, banked to the right, apparently stalled, and impacted the parking lot in front of privacy data omitted . It skidded 75 ft and came to rest across the street from the parking lot. There was no fire. The pilot suffered fatal injuries. There was no damage or injuries to property or persons.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A PRIVATE PILOT OPERATING AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, A VANS RV-6, LANDED AT JOLIET REGIONAL AIRPORT. HE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN FUEL AT FUEL PUMPS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO DUE TO PUMPS CLOSING AT 1900 CDT. HE THEN TALKED TO ^PRIVACY DATA O^ AT J.F. AVIATION. THE PILOT WAS OFFERED FUEL FROM HANGARED AIRCRAFT, BUT DECLINED. HE SAID HE WOULD PROCEED TO ROMEOVILLE-LEWIS UNIVERSITY AIRPORT AND OBTAIN FUEL THERE. AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 12, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE AIRCRAFT GAINED SOME ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE, BANKED TO THE RIGHT, APPARENTLY STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . IT SKIDDED 75 FT AND CAME TO REST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS.
NTSB investigation
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