What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N8881U was flown by 3 renters on the day of the accident. Pilot #1 took the aircraft for a 1.8 hour cross country flight after fueling the aircraft with 5.4 gallons of fuel at 08:33 am. Pilot #2 took the aircraft for a 2.4 hour cross country flight after fueling the aircraft with 26.1 gallons of fuel at 10:27 am. Pilot privacy data omitted took the aircraft at or about 14:30 flew to gillespie airport (see) at el cajon, California and arrived about 15:30. He was visiting with a friend at el cajon for about 1.5 hours and then departed gillespie airport at 17:00. He did not purchase fuel while at the gillespie airport and he departed when the aircraft had operated 3.4 hours of operating time since the fuel tanks were filled.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N8881U WAS FLOWN BY 3 RENTERS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT #1 TOOK THE AIRCRAFT FOR A 1.8 HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AFTER FUELING THE AIRCRAFT WITH 5.4 GALLONS OF FUEL AT 08:33 AM. PILOT #2 TOOK THE AIRCRAFT FOR A 2.4 HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AFTER FUELING THE AIRCRAFT WITH 26.1 GALLONS OF FUEL AT 10:27 AM. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK THE AIRCRAFT AT OR ABOUT 14:30 FLEW TO GILLESPIE AIRPORT (SEE) AT EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA AND ARRIVED ABOUT 15:30. HE WAS VISITING WITH A FRIEND AT EL CAJON FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS AND THEN DEPARTED GILLESPIE AIRPORT AT 17:00. HE DID NOT PURCHASE FUEL WHILE AT THE GILLESPIE AIRPORT AND HE DEPARTED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HAD OPERATED 3.4 HOURS OF OPERATING TIME SINCE THE FUEL TANKS WERE FILLED.
NTSB investigation
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