What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot stated that one half hour into the flight from augusta, ga to memphis, TN, he switched the fuel selector valve from the main tanks to the auxiliary tanks on both engines. One hour later the right engine ran out of gas and quit. He switched both fuel selector valves back to the main tanks and turned on the electric boost pumps. He immediately asked ATC for al heading to the nearest airport, then the left engine quit. He attempted to start both engines, but they failed to start. He feathered both props, and with landing gear retracted he landed the airplane in an open field. The airplane was substantially damaged during wheels up landing. There were four passengers on board the airplane and they received no injuries. The on scene investigation revealed that during impact, the right propeller separated from the engine and the right engine and wing flight controls were substantially damaged. The right inboard fuel tank was empty but the other three tanks were full. There was no visible sign or smell of fuel leakage. The landing gears were damaged, the fuselage and belly of the airplane was substantially damaged but there was no damage to left side of the airplane.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT ONE HALF HOUR INTO THE FLIGHT FROM AUGUSTA, GA TO MEMPHIS, TN, HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM THE MAIN TANKS TO THE AUXILIARY TANKS ON BOTH ENGINES. ONE HOUR LATER THE RIGHT ENGINE RAN OUT OF GAS AND QUIT. HE SWITCHED BOTH FUEL SELECTOR VALVES BACK TO THE MAIN TANKS AND TURNED ON THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMPS. HE IMMEDIATELY ASKED ATC FOR AL HEADING TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, THEN THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO START BOTH ENGINES, BUT THEY FAILED TO START. HE FEATHERED BOTH PROPS, AND WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING WHEELS UP LANDING. THERE WERE FOUR PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE AND THEY RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DURING IMPACT, THE RIGHT PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE AND WING FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE RIGHT INBOARD FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY BUT THE OTHER THREE TANKS WERE FULL. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OR SMELL OF FUEL LEAKAGE. THE LANDING GEARS WERE DAMAGED, THE FUSELAGE AND BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.