What happened
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Pilot and two female passengers in the back seat of N8309L departed campbell airport, IL (C81) at 19:19 EDT on March 21, 2014. He put 9.4 gal. Of fuel and one qt. Of 15W50 oil before departing. He landed at john c turner airport, TN (jwn) at 11:11 EDT and put in 44 gal. Of fuel and then departed jwn at 11:40 EDT according to the data retrieval from the 496 GPS analyzed by the NTSB. The pilot called tampa approach and reported a fuel emergency and intent to land on a highway. He hit high voltage wires and contacted the ground at 04:00 EDT. His maximum altitude 9600 ft and maximum ground speed 135 knots over the mountains.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND TWO FEMALE PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT OF N8309L DEPARTED CAMPBELL AIRPORT, IL (C81) AT 19:19 EDT ON MARCH 21, 2014. HE PUT 9.4 GAL. OF FUEL AND ONE QT. OF 15W50 OIL BEFORE DEPARTING. HE LANDED AT JOHN C TURNER AIRPORT, TN (JWN) AT 11:11 EDT AND PUT IN 44 GAL. OF FUEL AND THEN DEPARTED JWN AT 11:40 EDT ACCORDING TO THE DATA RETRIEVAL FROM THE 496 GPS ANALYZED BY THE NTSB. THE PILOT CALLED TAMPA APPROACH AND REPORTED A FUEL EMERGENCY AND INTENT TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY. HE HIT HIGH VOLTAGE WIRES AND CONTACTED THE GROUND AT 04:00 EDT. HIS MAXIMUM ALTITUDE 9600 FT AND MAXIMUM GROUND SPEED 135 KNOTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
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