What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot requested full load of fuel at FBO. FBO delivered 55.6 gallons of fuel to airplane and told pilot that the aircraft had been topped off. The pilot did not physically verify his fuel load before departing on a 3 plus hour cross country flight. Actual fuel load was apparently less than the pilot had calculated, as noted by the exhaustion of fuel 1/2 mile short of his intended destination, resulting in a crash landing. Due to the pilots failure to physically verifiy his fuel load, he did not have enough fuel to complete his flight.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REQUESTED FULL LOAD OF FUEL AT FBO. FBO DELIVERED 55.6 GALLONS OF FUEL TO AIRPLANE AND TOLD PILOT THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF. THE PILOT DID NOT PHYSICALLY VERIFY HIS FUEL LOAD BEFORE DEPARTING ON A 3 PLUS HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. ACTUAL FUEL LOAD WAS APPARENTLY LESS THAN THE PILOT HAD CALCULATED, AS NOTED BY THE EXHAUSTION OF FUEL 1/2 MILE SHORT OF HIS INTENDED DESTINATION, RESULTING IN A CRASH LANDING. DUE TO THE PILOTS FAILURE TO PHYSICALLY VERIFIY HIS FUEL LOAD, HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO COMPLETE HIS FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.