The preliminary NTSB report for a parachute-deployed Cirrus SR22 wreck says, in part, “Initial examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector did not reveal any visible fuel in the airplane’s fuel tanks, nor were there any indications of a fuel spill at the accident site. After the airplane was recovered, approximately 26 ounces of fuel was drained from the fuel system.”
We have to wonder if the pilot flying this Cirrus was relying on the potentially inaccurate fuel gauge that some earlier-gen Cirrus pilots are familiar with. If he was, it’s the kind of accident that Oregon-based CiES, Incorporated is trying to address with its FAA-approved digital fuel level sender retrofit, which also includes an FAA-approved primary replacement fuel quantity gauge.