What happened
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(-23) VFR flight with flight following. While deviating around the weather to remain in VFR condition pilot stated he hit a wall of clouds and called atlanta approach to request a change in altitude and heading. He stated that the runway was not visible at airport that he was directed to, for landing. The aircraft began to run low on fuel. Pilot stated that he requested to atlanta (ATC) controller that he had to land and would try an (ILS) approach. The pilot attempted several approaches with the help of several (ATC) controllers but kept drifting off course. The pilot was not instrument rated. On the last approach attempt the pilot lost both engines, due to fuel exhaustion. Aircraft collided with several trees rolled inverted and impacted ground tail up. The pilot received minor injuries, the passengers received one minor and one serious.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) VFR FLIGHT WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING. WHILE DEVIATING AROUND THE WEATHER TO REMAIN IN VFR CONDITION PILOT STATED HE HIT A WALL OF CLOUDS AND CALLED ATLANTA APPROACH TO REQUEST A CHANGE IN ALTITUDE AND HEADING. HE STATED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS NOT VISIBLE AT AIRPORT THAT HE WAS DIRECTED TO, FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RUN LOW ON FUEL. PILOT STATED THAT HE REQUESTED TO ATLANTA (ATC) CONTROLLER THAT HE HAD TO LAND AND WOULD TRY AN (ILS) APPROACH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL APPROACHES WITH THE HELP OF SEVERAL (ATC) CONTROLLERS BUT KEPT DRIFTING OFF COURSE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. ON THE LAST APPROACH ATTEMPT THE PILOT LOST BOTH ENGINES, DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL TREES ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED GROUND TAIL UP. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, THE PASSENGERS RECEIVED ONE MINOR AND ONE SERIOUS.
NTSB investigation
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