What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 3, 2009, about 2100 central daylight time (CDT), a debonair BE-35-C33, N528BM, crashed on airport property at Addison Airport, Addison Texas (kads). Both commercial pilots sustained back injuries and were admitted at parkland hospital, Dallas Texas. The aircraft received substantial damage. The fuel selector was set to the right main wing tank before takeoff. Shortly after lift off, the engine quit due to fuel depletion in the right tank. The pilots were unable to restart the engine and crashed seconds later. Investigation revealed 22 gallons of fuel in the left tank. 0 in the right tank. The personal flight originated at Addison Airport, kads and was being conducted under the provision of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 without a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 3, 2009, ABOUT 2100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A DEBONAIR BE-35-C33, N528BM, CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AT ADDISON AIRPORT, ADDISON TEXAS (KADS). BOTH COMMERCIAL PILOTS SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND WERE ADMITTED AT PARKLAND HOSPITAL, DALLAS TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS SET TO THE RIGHT MAIN WING TANK BEFORE TAKEOFF. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE PILOTS WERE UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND CRASHED SECONDS LATER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED 22 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK. 0 IN THE RIGHT TANK. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ADDISON AIRPORT, KADS AND WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.