What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 22, 2013 inspector privacy data omitted met with the pilot privacy data omitted at the atlanta FSDO to go over the events leading up to the accident. privacy data omitted Provided a written statement from himself and the passenger privacy data omitted on their recollection on what happened during flight. privacy data omitted Stated he departed seven lakes airport (62GA) on September 29, 2013 with all fuel tanks topped off. privacy data omitted Stated he visually verified and dipped all tanks to confirm quantities for flight to dog island, FL (FA43). privacy data omitted Stated that when he purchased the aircraft he filled and then drained all tanks to determine how much usable fuel his aircraft was capable of carrying. He stated that his findings concluded that his aircraft could hold 15 gallons in the main tank and 8 gallons in the auxiliary. A review of type certificate data sheet no. A-675 showed this model aircraft is equipped with a 17 gallon main tank and an 8 gallon auxillary tank. According to privacy data omitted flight plan the distance from seven lakes, GA (62GA) to dog island, FL (FA43) is 246 statute miles. privacy data omitted Stated that his normal cruise speed is 95 mph and he had calculated that this aircraft burns 4.2 gallons per hour based on his previous flights. privacy data omitted Stated he arrived at dog island, FL (FA43) on the afternoon of September 29, 2013 with no issues during flight. On the morning of September 30, 2013 a preflight weather briefing was obtained and found acceptable for VFR flight from dog island, FL (FA43) to Thomaston, GA (opn). privacy data omitted Stated that he conducted a thorough preflight inspection and added two gallons of fuel to the main tank from a gas can that he keeps at his dog island, FL location. According to privacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omittedprivacy data omitted^ stated that he attempted to land on a nearby road but was unsuccessful and clipped the top of some pine trees before coming crashing down. He stated that himself and his passenger were able to get out of the aircraft with a few cuts and bruises and contacted 911 for assistance. The aircraft was recovered by atlanta air salvage and taken to their office in griffin, Georgia.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 22, 2013 INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MET WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE ATLANTA FSDO TO GO OVER THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROVIDED A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM HIMSELF AND THE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON THEIR RECOLLECTION ON WHAT HAPPENED DURING FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE DEPARTED SEVEN LAKES AIRPORT (62GA) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 WITH ALL FUEL TANKS TOPPED OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE VISUALLY VERIFIED AND DIPPED ALL TANKS TO CONFIRM QUANTITIES FOR FLIGHT TO DOG ISLAND, FL (FA43). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHEN HE PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT HE FILLED AND THEN DRAINED ALL TANKS TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH USABLE FUEL HIS AIRCRAFT WAS CAPABLE OF CARRYING. HE STATED THAT HIS FINDINGS CONCLUDED THAT HIS AIRCRAFT COULD HOLD 15 GALLONS IN THE MAIN TANK AND 8 GALLONS IN THE AUXILIARY. A REVIEW OF TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET NO. A-675 SHOWED THIS MODEL AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A 17 GALLON MAIN TANK AND AN 8 GALLON AUXILLARY TANK. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT PLAN THE DISTANCE FROM SEVEN LAKES, GA (62GA) TO DOG ISLAND, FL (FA43) IS 246 STATUTE MILES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HIS NORMAL CRUISE SPEED IS 95 MPH AND HE HAD CALCULATED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT BURNS 4.2 GALLONS PER HOUR BASED ON HIS PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE ARRIVED AT DOG ISLAND, FL (FA43) ON THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2013 WITH NO ISSUES DURING FLIGHT. ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING WAS OBTAINED AND FOUND ACCEPTABLE FOR VFR FLIGHT FROM DOG ISLAND, FL (FA43) TO THOMASTON, GA (OPN). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND ADDED TWO GALLONS OF FUEL TO THE MAIN TANK FROM A GAS CAN THAT HE KEEPS AT HIS DOG ISLAND, FL LOCATION. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^^ STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A NEARBY ROAD BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND CLIPPED THE TOP OF SOME PINE TREES BEFORE COMING CRASHING DOWN. HE STATED THAT HIMSELF AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH A FEW CUTS AND BRUISES AND CONTACTED 911 FOR ASSISTANCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED BY ATLANTA AIR SALVAGE AND TAKEN TO THEIR OFFICE IN GRIFFIN, GEORGIA.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.