What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The commercial rated pilots while ferry flying an unfamilair airplane to the new owner had an engine failure due to fuel starvation. The pilots noticed that the fuel gauges indicated empty and decided to continue the flight based on fuel useage calculations. An off-airport landing ensued and the aircraft sustained extensive damage. Neither pilot sustained injuries. The aircraft records are not available at this time. Pilot records were reviewed and found to have the correct cerification and currency requirements.
As the FAA filed it
THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOTS WHILE FERRY FLYING AN UNFAMILAIR AIRPLANE TO THE NEW OWNER HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOTS NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES INDICATED EMPTY AND DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT BASED ON FUEL USEAGE CALCULATIONS. AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING ENSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. NEITHER PILOT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERIFICATION AND CURRENCY REQUIREMENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.