What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot, privacy data omitted was flying N5481 from daytona beach, FL (7FL6) to ranoke, Texas (52F) via tallahassee, FL and jackson, ms for fuel stops to reposition a/c for registered owner. Pilot states that when he made a left base leg turn for runway 35 at (52F) the engine went to idle power and would not respond to throttle movements. Pilot sent a distress signal to alliance tower, completed emergency checklist and flew aircraft to crash site. Prior to aircraft recovery on 11/23/2010, remaining fuel was removed from a/c with eight gallons found in the right main tank and fifteen gallons found in the left main tank. One half gallon found in the right aux tank and one quart found in the left aux tank.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING N5481 FROM DAYTONA BEACH, FL (7FL6) TO RANOKE, TEXAS (52F) VIA TALLAHASSEE, FL AND JACKSON, MS FOR FUEL STOPS TO REPOSITION A/C FOR REGISTERED OWNER. PILOT STATES THAT WHEN HE MADE A LEFT BASE LEG TURN FOR RUNWAY 35 AT (52F) THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENTS. PILOT SENT A DISTRESS SIGNAL TO ALLIANCE TOWER, COMPLETED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND FLEW AIRCRAFT TO CRASH SITE.PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT RECOVERY ON 11/23/2010, REMAINING FUEL WAS REMOVED FROM A/C WITH EIGHT GALLONS FOUND IN THE RIGHT MAIN TANK AND FIFTEEN GALLONS FOUND IN THE LEFT MAIN TANK. ONE HALF GALLON FOUND IN THE RIGHT AUX TANK AND ONE QUART FOUND IN THE LEFT AUX TANK.
NTSB investigation
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