What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he was sure that the cause of engine failure was due to fuel contamination based on the sputtering he described at the time of engine shut down. The pilot stated that the aircraft was last fueled at Deland airport about 7 days prior to the crash. Fuel records were requested from the aircraft owner/pilot but none were provided. The aircraft wings were disassembled for transportation to Florida air recovery in jacksonville, Florida. The complete absence of fuel was noted from the wings and fuel lines. The aircraft and engine were inspected by this office in jacksonville. No fuel was available for inspection at the fuel filter bowl. No other anomaly was observed on the engine or airframe.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SURE THAT THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION BASED ON THE SPUTTERING HE DESCRIBED AT THE TIME OF ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST FUELED AT DELAND AIRPORT ABOUT 7 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. FUEL RECORDS WERE REQUESTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/PILOT BUT NONE WERE PROVIDED. THE AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE DISASSEMBLED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO FLORIDA AIR RECOVERY IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. THE COMPLETE ABSENCE OF FUEL WAS NOTED FROM THE WINGS AND FUEL LINES. THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE WERE INSPECTED BY THIS OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE. NO FUEL WAS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE FUEL FILTER BOWL. NO OTHER ANOMALY WAS OBSERVED ON THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N64859 · 3
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