What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 9, 2007, at 1440 eastern standard time, a Beech A36, N315P, registered to and operated by skytracker aviation ii inc, as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, ditched following a loss of engine power 150-feet off the coast of saint simons island in Brunswick, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an IFR flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The private pilot reported no injuries and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from saint lucie county international airport, fort pierce, Florida, on February 9, 2007 at 1300. According to the pilot, he departed fort pierce, enroute to the wilmington international airport in wilmington, north carolina. While cruising at 7,000 feet, the engine "sputtered" and lost power. The pilot changed tanks and it sputtered again and died, the fuel flow gauge was reading zero. The pilot declared an emergency with air traffic control and was cleared to saint simons island airport. The pilot glided the airplane as FAR as it would go, but could not make it to the airport and ditched the airplane in the water. On feb 14 2007 the NTSB, FAA and manufacturer ran the engine and it produced full power.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2007, AT 1440 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A36, N315P, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SKYTRACKER AVIATION II INC, AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, DITCHED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER 150-FEET OFF THE COAST OF SAINT SIMONS ISLAND IN BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAINT LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ON FEBRUARY 9, 2007 AT 1300. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED FORT PIERCE, ENROUTE TO THE WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. WHILE CRUISING AT 7,000 FEET, THE ENGINE "SPUTTERED" AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT CHANGED TANKS AND IT SPUTTERED AGAIN AND DIED, THE FUEL FLOW GAUGE WAS READING ZERO. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND WAS CLEARED TO SAINT SIMONS ISLAND AIRPORT. THE PILOT GLIDED THE AIRPLANE AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO, BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND DITCHED THE AIRPLANE IN THE WATER. ON FEB 14 2007 THE NTSB, FAA AND MANUFACTURER RAN THE ENGINE AND IT PRODUCED FULL POWER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.