What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The following facts are derived from the pilot and passengers written statements: the aircraft was enroute from VG58 to ffc. Approximately 5O miles from ffc, the aircraft experienced fuel depletion of the right fuel tank, followed shortly by fuel depletion of the left fuel tank. The aircraft was crash landed in a field. The fuel caps were installed on 6-23-2009 by the pilot. The fuel caps were borrowed from a friend of the pilot and were originally installed on a Cessna 182RG aircraft. The following facts were observed visually by me: the aircraft was crash landed in an undeveloped subdivision in Porterdale, GA; where it suffered substantial damage. The pilot and the passenger suffered minor injuries. Fuel streaking from both fuel caps is evident.
As the FAA filed it
THE FOLLOWING FACTS ARE DERIVED FROM THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WRITTEN STATEMENTS: THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM VG58 TO FFC. APPROXIMATELY 5O MILES FROM FFC, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED FUEL DEPLETION OF THE RIGHT FUEL TANK, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY FUEL DEPLETION OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. THE FUEL CAPS WERE INSTALLED ON 6-23-2009 BY THE PILOT. THE FUEL CAPS WERE BORROWED FROM A FRIEND OF THE PILOT AND WERE ORIGINALLY INSTALLED ON A CESSNA 182RG AIRCRAFT. THE FOLLOWING FACTS WERE OBSERVED VISUALLY BY ME: THE AIRCRAFT WAS CRASH LANDED IN AN UNDEVELOPED SUBDIVISION IN PORTERDALE, GA; WHERE IT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. FUEL STREAKING FROM BOTH FUEL CAPS IS EVIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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