What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft departed henderson airport (hnd) Nevada to an unknown destination.
On site investigation indicated that the right fuel tank of the aircraft was empty and the fuel selector valve was set to the right tank. 20 gallons of fuel was recovered and measured from the left tank.
A subsequent interview with the pilot indicates that the accident event was planned and self induced by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HENDERSON AIRPORT (HND) NEVADA TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION.
ON SITE INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS SET TO THE RIGHT TANK. 20 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS RECOVERED AND MEASURED FROM THE LEFT TANK.
A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT INDICATES THAT THE ACCIDENT EVENT WAS PLANNED AND SELF INDUCED BY THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.