What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft privacy data omitted, Bellanca 17-30A, attempted to land at Santa Paula Airport (s); however, the aircraft depleted all of its fuel from the righthand tank, the pilot stated he attetmped to cross feed from the left tank, was not able to restart engine and crashed into a riverbed approx 1/4 mile east of szp, then came to a rest at approximately (34° 21' 19.62,119º 02' 12.4).
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BELLANCA 17-30A, ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (S); HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPLETED ALL OF ITS FUEL FROM THE RIGHTHAND TANK, THE PILOT STATED HE ATTETMPED TO CROSS FEED FROM THE LEFT TANK, WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE AND CRASHED INTO A RIVERBED APPROX 1/4 MILE EAST OF SZP, THEN CAME TO A REST AT APPROXIMATELY (34° 21' 19.62,119º 02' 12.4).
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.