What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted was on an IFR flight from el cajon, CA (ksee) to torrance, CA (ktoa) when the engine lost power at six thousand feet MSL, approximately six miles southeast of Oceanside, CA (kocb). privacy data omitted Was attempting an emergency landing at kokb when he crashed approximately one-half mile east of kokb. The airplane was destroyed when it impacted a telephone pole. privacy data omitted Suffered serious injuries in the crash. His passenger suffered minor injuries. Both were hospitalized. privacy data omitted Said that he thought the plane was leaking fuel because he noticed the fuel gauges were moving rapidly toward zero. He switched the fuel selector to the right tank. The plane then lost power. privacy data omitted Said the radios failed also. Post crash inspection of N562AD revealed the following: the right fuel tank cap was loose, but there was no indication of a significant fuel leak from the cap. There was 25 gal. Of fuel in the fuel tanks. The fuel selector handle appeared to be in the right tank position. The actual position of the fuel selector valve was undetermined. There was no indication of fuel starvation. There was a loose splice in the lead between the alternator and the battery. The nr 1 avionics switch was "off".
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT FROM EL CAJON, CA (KSEE) TO TORRANCE, CA (KTOA) WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT SIX THOUSAND FEET MSL, APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEANSIDE, CA (KOCB). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT KOKB WHEN HE CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE EAST OF KOKB. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES IN THE CRASH. HIS PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. BOTH WERE HOSPITALIZED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THE PLANE WAS LEAKING FUEL BECAUSE HE NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGES WERE MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD ZERO. HE SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE RIGHT TANK. THE PLANE THEN LOST POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THE RADIOS FAILED ALSO. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF N562AD REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CAP WAS LOOSE, BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK FROM THE CAP. THERE WAS 25 GAL. OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE APPEARED TO BE IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION. THE ACTUAL POSITION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS UNDETERMINED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FUEL STARVATION. THERE WAS A LOOSE SPLICE IN THE LEAD BETWEEN THE ALTERNATOR AND THE BATTERY. THE NR 1 AVIONICS SWITCH WAS "OFF".
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.