Paul Tomblin wrote:
In a previous article, "Montblack" said:
("Orval Fairbairn" wrote)
I have never had an engine "sputter" when a tank goes dry! They just quit
until you switch tanks.


...plus the "sparks" before the crash. ???

One truth of NTSB reports is that non-pilot witnesses are *never*
reliable.


Statements asserting "always" or "never" are always wrong!