What happened
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(-23) On may 1, 2009 at 2320 MDT received call regional operation center (roc) of an aircraft abandoned on the runway after crashing at cox's Well airport (U48). Blaine county sheriffs dep call in this report and gave roc tail number and found no persons around this aircraft. Call was placed to registered owner, privacy data omitted on 05/02/2009 at 0730 who stated his aircraft engine just quit while doing touch and goes with a passenger around 1900 on may 1, 2009. privacy data omitted Stated he might not of open the fuel lines from the wing tanks soon enough to give him fuel when climbing out causing the engine driven pump to take air into its lines. Also the lower port where fuel is drawn from is on the forward part of the center tank which would be the high end on climb out on this aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 1, 2009 AT 2320 MDT RECEIVED CALL REGIONAL OPERATION CENTER (ROC) OF AN AIRCRAFT ABANDONED ON THE RUNWAY AFTER CRASHING AT COX'S WELL AIRPORT (U48). BLAINE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEP CALL IN THIS REPORT AND GAVE ROC TAIL NUMBER AND FOUND NO PERSONS AROUND THIS AIRCRAFT. CALL WAS PLACED TO REGISTERED OWNER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 05/02/2009 AT 0730 WHO STATED HIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE JUST QUIT WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GOES WITH A PASSENGER AROUND 1900 ON MAY 1, 2009. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE MIGHT NOT OF OPEN THE FUEL LINES FROM THE WING TANKS SOON ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM FUEL WHEN CLIMBING OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP TO TAKE AIR INTO ITS LINES. ALSO THE LOWER PORT WHERE FUEL IS DRAWN FROM IS ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE CENTER TANK WHICH WOULD BE THE HIGH END ON CLIMB OUT ON THIS AIRCRAFT.
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