What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The aircraft took off from ft. pierce, Florida, the pilot stated he had approximately 30 gallons of fuel on board the aircraft. The tower gave him a 6 mile final which was longer than he had anticipated he then stated that about a 1/2 mile out he lost power on the left engine, he said his fuel gauge showed 8 or 9 gallons at the time, he then switched tanks then shortly after the right engine shut down. The plane was coming down fast so he looked for a place to land, he saw heavy traffic on us 1 and he made the decision to put the aircraft down in an open spot, he called the tower just before he crashed.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA, THE PILOT STATED HE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOWER GAVE HIM A 6 MILE FINAL WHICH WAS LONGER THAN HE HAD ANTICIPATED HE THEN STATED THAT ABOUT A 1/2 MILE OUT HE LOST POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE, HE SAID HIS FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 8 OR 9 GALLONS AT THE TIME, HE THEN SWITCHED TANKS THEN SHORTLY AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PLANE WAS COMING DOWN FAST SO HE LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND, HE SAW HEAVY TRAFFIC ON US 1 AND HE MADE THE DECISION TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN AN OPEN SPOT, HE CALLED THE TOWER JUST BEFORE HE CRASHED.
NTSB investigation
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