What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed buf on 05/06/05 destination pwm with one passenger. Vfr-far 91 flight. VFR flight plan filed with buf fss. Aircraft departed with approximately 18 gals out of 25 gals of fuel per side. Non pilot passenger experienced strong head winds and had run out of gas. Pvt pilot-pic stated were low on fuel, the engine sputtered and quit just short of the runway. Aircraft was on approach to rwy 18 when it struck an embankment approximately 100 ft prior to the rwy. After hitting soft ground aircraft came to rest inverted. Fuel selector was selected to the left position:mixture was in idle cutoff:throttle was full open. Right wing separated from the fwd attachment, compression of the right wing at the aft attachment. Right main gear mount fractured and forced up thru the wing. Cabin roof crushed and windshield broken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BUF ON 05/06/05 DESTINATION PWM WITH ONE PASSENGER. VFR-FAR 91 FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED WITH BUF FSS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 GALS OUT OF 25 GALS OF FUEL PER SIDE. NON PILOT PASSENGER EXPERIENCED STRONG HEAD WINDS AND HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. PVT PILOT-PIC STATED WERE LOW ON FUEL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RWY 18 WHEN IT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 100 FT PRIOR TO THE RWY. AFTER HITTING SOFT GROUND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. FUEL SELECTOR WAS SELECTED TO THE LEFT POSITION:MIXTURE WAS IN IDLE CUTOFF:THROTTLE WAS FULL OPEN. RIGHT WING SEPARATED FROM THE FWD ATTACHMENT, COMPRESSION OF THE RIGHT WING AT THE AFT ATTACHMENT. RIGHT MAIN GEAR MOUNT FRACTURED AND FORCED UP THRU THE WING. CABIN ROOF CRUSHED AND WINDSHIELD BROKEN.
NTSB investigation
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