What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot of N6346S CE-150-G departed (ifp) bull head city AZ on the morning of August 26, 2012. He planned to stop at Madera CA for fuel. Approximately 1 mile short of Madera the pilot reported that the engine quit due to fuel starvation and landed in a dry river bottom on the fresno river in the town of Madera, CA at 1750 UTC ( 1050 PDT).minor injury to the pilot and no other occupants were on board. The airplane is registered to a person who lives in pleasanton , CA, however the pilot says he rented it from someone in medford Oregon privacy data omitted. The pilot reported that he filled the airplane with fuel and noted when he checked the fuel tank openings after refueling that there was a small amount of fuel that could have been added to fully top off each tank. FAA arrived at towing yard where wreckage was tranported to on the previous day. The tail section had been cut off by the recovery team. Evidence of no engine power was indicated by no damage to either propeller blade.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OF N6346S CE-150-G DEPARTED (IFP) BULL HEAD CITY AZ ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 26, 2012. HE PLANNED TO STOP AT MADERA CA FOR FUEL. APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SHORT OF MADERA THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AND LANDED IN A DRY RIVER BOTTOM ON THE FRESNO RIVER IN THE TOWN OF MADERA, CA AT 1750 UTC ( 1050 PDT).MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOT AND NO OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO A PERSON WHO LIVES IN PLEASANTON , CA, HOWEVER THE PILOT SAYS HE RENTED IT FROM SOMEONE IN MEDFORD OREGON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FILLED THE AIRPLANE WITH FUEL AND NOTED WHEN HE CHECKED THE FUEL TANK OPENINGS AFTER REFUELING THAT THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ADDED TO FULLY TOP OFF EACH TANK. FAA ARRIVED AT TOWING YARD WHERE WRECKAGE WAS TRANPORTED TO ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE TAIL SECTION HAD BEEN CUT OFF BY THE RECOVERY TEAM.EVIDENCE OF NO ENGINE POWER WAS INDICATED BY NO DAMAGE TO EITHER PROPELLER BLADE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.