What happened
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The pilot reported losing engine power shortly after switching from the inboard tanks to the outboard (main) tanks starting with the right engine then the left.
Upon arrival at the scene the pattern of tree damage the aircraft approached from the west and came to rest facing north.
The law enforcement officers reported an odor consistent with aviation gasoline on their arrival but was not present at the time of the investigation.
The left wing tip/main fuel tank separated the aircraft and lay 20 feet to the west of the aircraft.
The landing gear was not extended. Both propellers were feathered with the propeller blades at a 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock (horizontal) position. The left propeller has one blade bent forward slightly.
Propeller to crankshaft continuity checks were confirmed but cylinder compression checks were hampered by the fallen trees and underbrush.
Gained access and removed lines from the electric fuel boost pumps and found fuel present on both left and right sides. Disconnected fuel lines at both engine driven fuel pump and found fuel present. When lines were removed from the engine flow dividers on top of the engines, the left engine flow divider contained fuel while the right was dry.
Continuity checks of the lt and rt throttle control to fuel servos,
Lt and rt mixture control to fuel servos and lt and rt fuel selectors to fuel shut-off valves. All connection were confirmed.
Magnetos and associated wiring were found intact and all magneto switches were in the "on" position.
The left engine oil level was just below 12 quarts and the right showed 3 quarts.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING FROM THE INBOARD TANKS TO THE OUTBOARD (MAIN) TANKS STARTING WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE THEN THE LEFT.
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE PATTERN OF TREE DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED FROM THE WEST AND CAME TO REST FACING NORTH.
THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS REPORTED AN ODOR CONSISTENT WITH AVIATION GASOLINE ON THEIR ARRIVAL BUT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION.
THE LEFT WING TIP/MAIN FUEL TANK SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT AND LAY 20 FEET TO THE WEST OF THE AIRCRAFT.
THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE FEATHERED WITH THE PROPELLER BLADES AT A 3 O'CLOCK AND 9 O'CLOCK (HORIZONTAL) POSITION. THE LEFT PROPELLER HAS ONE BLADE BENT FORWARD SLIGHTLY.
PROPELLER TO CRANKSHAFT CONTINUITY CHECKS WERE CONFIRMED BUT CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECKS WERE HAMPERED BY THE FALLEN TREES AND UNDERBRUSH.
GAINED ACCESS AND REMOVED LINES FROM THE ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMPS AND FOUND FUEL PRESENT ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. DISCONNECTED FUEL LINES AT BOTH ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND FOUND FUEL PRESENT. WHEN LINES WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE FLOW DIVIDERS ON TOP OF THE ENGINES, THE LEFT ENGINE FLOW DIVIDER CONTAINED FUEL WHILE THE RIGHT WAS DRY.
CONTINUITY CHECKS OF THE LT AND RT THROTTLE CONTROL TO FUEL SERVOS,
LT AND RT MIXTURE CONTROL TO FUEL SERVOS AND LT AND RT FUEL SELECTORS TO FUEL SHUT-OFF VALVES. ALL CONNECTION WERE CONFIRMED.
MAGNETOS AND ASSOCIATED WIRING WERE FOUND INTACT AND ALL MAGNETO SWITCHES WERE IN THE "ON" POSITION.
THE LEFT ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS JUST BELOW 12 QUARTS AND THE RIGHT SHOWED 3 QUARTS.
NTSB investigation
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