What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omitted, A student pilot, crashed a pa 28-140, aircraft registration number N5748U, due to improper fuel management which ultimately led to fuel exhaustion. The accident occurred while enroute from lake clark to merrill field. Additionally, privacy data omitted was carrying a passenger, which he was not authorized to do. Narrative: at approximately 1820 hours local, and approximately 37 miles sw of Anchorage iap, the pilot contacted Anchorage approach and declared he was low on fuel. Pilot requested vectors to the mystery creek airstrip but was unable to make it. He attempted an off-airport landing approximately 15 minutes later. The aircraft flipped over during the emergency landing and sustained substantial damage. The pilot and one passenger received minor injuries. Aircraft N5748U was found upside down in the tundra 20 miles sw the Anchorage VOR (130 radial). Both occupants were recovered by helicopter and taken to the hospital. They were released with minor injuries reported.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, CRASHED A PA 28-140, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N5748U, DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT WHICH ULTIMATELY LED TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ENROUTE FROM LAKE CLARK TO MERRILL FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CARRYING A PASSENGER, WHICH HE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO DO.NARRATIVE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 HOURS LOCAL, AND APPROXIMATELY 37 MILES SW OF ANCHORAGE IAP, THE PILOT CONTACTED ANCHORAGE APPROACH AND DECLARED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. PILOT REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE MYSTERY CREEK AIRSTRIP BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT. HE ATTEMPTED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.AIRCRAFT N5748U WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN IN THE TUNDRA 20 MILES SW THE ANCHORAGE VOR (130 RADIAL). BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE RECOVERED BY HELICOPTER AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY WERE RELEASED WITH MINOR INJURIES REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.