What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
4/14/2019: Arrived at accident scene. Based on the investigation, visibility was poor. The pilot tried to land 4 times at kfrg, then made 2 attempts at kjfk. On the third attempt, the aircraft ran out of fuel, so the pilot attempted to land in a residental area. The aircraft belly scraped the top of the church roof, then hit the transformer on the powerline post across the street knocking out power to the neighborhood. The aircraft got tangled in the powerlines and slid past a second post and came to a complete stop 1 foot from the ground. The weather at kfrg was ¼ mile visibility and kjfk was 1/8 mile visibility. There were no major injuries. Substantial damage occurred to the aircraft. 4/16/2019: based on the pilot?s statement, his day started at 0500/14. Departed kfrg at 0700/14 to kiag. Arrived at kiag at 1100/14. Took an hour rest prior to departing kiag. Departed kiag at 1700. Filed a flight plan. Was aware of weather conditions in the new york area, but decided to depart kiag using klga as an alternate airport. Made 4 attempts to land at kfrg, but could not see the runway. Requested an alternate airport with larger runway. Made 2 attempts to land at kjfk. On third attempt aircraft engine shutdown. Realized the aircraft was out of fuel and decided to land on a lighted residental street.
As the FAA filed it
4/14/2019: ARRIVED AT ACCIDENT SCENE. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, VISIBILITY WAS POOR. THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND 4 TIMES AT KFRG, THEN MADE 2 ATTEMPTS AT KJFK. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, SO THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A RESIDENTAL AREA. THE AIRCRAFT BELLY SCRAPED THE TOP OF THE CHURCH ROOF, THEN HIT THE TRANSFORMER ON THE POWERLINE POST ACROSS THE STREET KNOCKING OUT POWER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE AIRCRAFT GOT TANGLED IN THE POWERLINES AND SLID PAST A SECOND POST AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP 1 FOOT FROM THE GROUND. THE WEATHER AT KFRG WAS ¼ MILE VISIBILITY AND KJFK WAS 1/8 MILE VISIBILITY. THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT. 4/16/2019: BASED ON THE PILOT?S STATEMENT, HIS DAY STARTED AT 0500/14. DEPARTED KFRG AT 0700/14 TO KIAG. ARRIVED AT KIAG AT 1100/14. TOOK AN HOUR REST PRIOR TO DEPARTING KIAG. DEPARTED KIAG AT 1700. FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. WAS AWARE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE NEW YORK AREA, BUT DECIDED TO DEPART KIAG USING KLGA AS AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT. MADE 4 ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT KFRG, BUT COULD NOT SEE THE RUNWAY. REQUESTED AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT WITH LARGER RUNWAY. MADE 2 ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT KJFK. ON THIRD ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF FUEL AND DECIDED TO LAND ON A LIGHTED RESIDENTAL STREET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.