What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 27, 2017 at approximately 1245 CDT, N391KM a Bellanca 8GCBC (scout) airplane, registered to blues air, LLC and operated by a two commercial pilots, performing aerial survey (pipe line patrol). The commercial pilot in command reported a total loss of power when climbing to airport pattern altitude from altitude aerial survey work was being accomplished, both pilots noted both fuel quantity indicators showed empty. The second commercial pilot took control of the aircraft and landed on a logging road near a clear cut timber field. On roll out the aircraft struck an embankment, flipping the aircraft over. The crew members did not sustain injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 27, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 CDT, N391KM A BELLANCA 8GCBC (SCOUT) AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO BLUES AIR, LLC AND OPERATED BY A TWO COMMERCIAL PILOTS, PERFORMING AERIAL SURVEY (PIPE LINE PATROL). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHEN CLIMBING TO AIRPORT PATTERN ALTITUDE FROM ALTITUDE AERIAL SURVEY WORK WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED, BOTH PILOTS NOTED BOTH FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS SHOWED EMPTY. THE SECOND COMMERCIAL PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ON A LOGGING ROAD NEAR A CLEAR CUT TIMBER FIELD. ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT OVER. THE CREW MEMBERS DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.