What happened
A commercial pilot was operating an on-demand passenger flight with three passengers aboard. While flying approximately 800 feet above a city approaching the destination airport, the engine began running rough and losing power. In an effort to restore power, the pilot verified that the fuel selector valve was set to the right fuel tank and briefly activated the auxiliary fuel boost pump in the high boost position. Although engine power was momentarily restored, it was followed by a complete loss of power.
The pilot identified a forced landing area adjacent to several baseball fields. During the approach, the aircraft passed over four occupied baseball fields. Upon touchdown, the left wing struck a chain link fence, causing the aircraft to veer left and collide with a concrete embankment, which resulted in the aircraft cartwheeling to the left. There were 4 fatalities (implied by context of passengers/pilot if not specified, but source says 3 passengers + pilot; however, source does not explicitly state fatality count for people, only that fields were occupied. Re-reading: Source does not state injury/fatality counts. I must omit them per rule 2).
*Correction*: The source does not provide injury or fatality counts. I will only report the aircraft movement and the presence of passengers.
The investigation
The investigation revealed that the pilot routinely flew this route using only the right fuel tank, treating the left tank as a reserve. Prior to the outbound leg of this flight, the pilot did not visually check the fuel quantity in the right wing tank. It was noted that line service personnel typically filled the right tank after previous flights to prepare for subsequent operations.
During wreckage recovery, investigators drained approximately 0.8 gallons of fuel from the right wing-mounted fuel tank and its lines. Approximately 30 gallons of fuel were drained from the left wing-mounted fuel tank. The fuel tanks showed no damage or leaks resulting from the accident.