What happened
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Approach identified aircraft and issued pattern entry and runway assignment to which pilot acknowledged, approx one minute later pilot asks controller if "you got me" to which controller replied "affrimative you're radar contact". The pilot then states "he's declaring an emergency, thinks he ran out of fuel, or engine flamed out anyways" no other contact with aircraft after that. Last radar contact with aircraft was one mile west of murphy dome at approximately 2600'.
As the FAA filed it
APPROACH IDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT AND ISSUED PATTERN ENTRY AND RUNWAY ASSIGNMENT TO WHICH PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED, APPROX ONE MINUTE LATER PILOT ASKS CONTROLLER IF "YOU GOT ME" TO WHICH CONTROLLER REPLIED "AFFRIMATIVE YOU'RE RADAR CONTACT". THE PILOT THEN STATES "HE'S DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, THINKS HE RAN OUT OF FUEL, OR ENGINE FLAMED OUT ANYWAYS" NO OTHER CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT AFTER THAT. LAST RADAR CONTACT WITH AIRCRAFT WAS ONE MILE WEST OF MURPHY DOME AT APPROXIMATELY 2600'.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.