What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 28, 2014, privacy data omitted departed louisville airport (lou) in a Cessna 150 for a flight to elizabeth city (egc). According to privacy data omitted statement he flew for several hours above 12500 feet in order to save on fuel. As the aircraft pasted by raleigh airport (rdu) the engine lost power and the aircraft crashed in a residential neighborhood. Airworthiness personnel from EA39 conducted an inspection of the aircraft 12 hours after the accident. The inspection revealed that the aircraft fuel tanks were empty (see ptrs EA39201410862). The accident scene did not have a smell of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 28, 2014, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED LOUISVILLE AIRPORT (LOU) IN A CESSNA 150 FOR A FLIGHT TO ELIZABETH CITY (EGC). ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATEMENT HE FLEW FOR SEVERAL HOURS ABOVE 12500 FEET IN ORDER TO SAVE ON FUEL. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASTED BY RALEIGH AIRPORT (RDU) THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. AIRWORTHINESS PERSONNEL FROM EA39 CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT 12 HOURS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY (SEE PTRS EA39201410862). THE ACCIDENT SCENE DID NOT HAVE A SMELL OF FUEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.