What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 2, 2005, the pilot privacy data omitted departed block island at approximately 2000 local time on a flight back to essex county airport with privacy data omitted as a passenger. She utilized flight following. At approximately 2117 local the aircraft engine stopped running due to fuel starvation. The aircraft crashed approximately 1/4 mile northeast of Teterboro Airport in a parking lot, destroying the aircraft. This resulted in fatal injuries to the pilot and serious injuries to the passenger. Subsequent investigation revealed that the left wing fuel tank was completely empty and the right wing fuel tank contained approximately four gallons of fuel. The fuel selector was determined to be positioned to the right wing tank. The fuel pump was removed. No fuel was in the pump, however it did draw a vacuum when tested. The carburetor had approximately three ounces of fuel, which could not be picked up by the unit. All fuel lines forward of the firewall were devoid of any fuel. The engine was checked by a representative of Lycoming. The magnetos provided spark and the sparkplugs were new. All mechanical units on the engine functioned. The aircraft had been serviced with 31 gallons offuel on September 1, 2005.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2005, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ DEPARTED BLOCK ISLAND AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 LOCAL TIME ON A FLIGHT BACK TO ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT WITH ^PRIVACY DAT^ AS A PASSENGER. SHE UTILIZED FLIGHT FOLLOWING. AT APPROXIMATELY 2117 LOCAL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE NORTHEAST OF TETERBORO AIRPORT IN A PARKING LOT, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. THIS RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE PASSENGER. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY AND THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK CONTAINED APPROXIMATELY FOUR GALLONS OF FUEL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS DETERMINED TO BE POSITIONED TO THE RIGHT WING TANK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED. NO FUEL WAS IN THE PUMP, HOWEVER IT DID DRAW A VACUUM WHEN TESTED. THE CARBURETOR HAD APPROXIMATELY THREE OUNCES OF FUEL, WHICH COULD NOT BE PICKED UP BY THE UNIT. ALL FUEL LINES FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL WERE DEVOID OF ANY FUEL. THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF LYCOMING. THE MAGNETOS PROVIDED SPARK AND THE SPARKPLUGS WERE NEW. ALL MECHANICAL UNITS ON THE ENGINE FUNCTIONED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SERVICED WITH 31 GALLONS OFFUEL ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2005.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.