What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft was fueled with 42.2 gallons of 100 ll fuel on the morning of the accident. The aircraft departed grand junction at 1608 UTC. The final radar track from chicago center ended at Albia, Iowa at 1933 UTC. The aircraft came to rest 50 yards south of the runway at Albia Municipal Airport (4C8). All flight controls were attached to the aircraft and had continuity. The aircraft contained no usable fuel in the fuel tanks. The condition of the propeller blades is consistant with an engine that was not producing power at the time of impact. There was no visual evidence of fuel leakage or any staining on the aircraft surfaces from fuel residue. Several of the spark plugs were examined and all were clean and dry.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED WITH 42.2 GALLONS OF 100 LL FUEL ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GRAND JUNCTION AT 1608 UTC. THE FINAL RADAR TRACK FROM CHICAGO CENTER ENDED AT ALBIA, IOWA AT 1933 UTC. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 50 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AT ALBIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (4C8). ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND HAD CONTINUITY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED NO USABLE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. THE CONDITION OF THE PROPELLER BLADES IS CONSISTANT WITH AN ENGINE THAT WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WAS NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR ANY STAINING ON THE AIRCRAFT SURFACES FROM FUEL RESIDUE. SEVERAL OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE EXAMINED AND ALL WERE CLEAN AND DRY.
NTSB investigation
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