That's incredible and very negligent.
Indeed
Low fuel situations are at the heart of many aviation accidents.
Once the gas starts to run out, pilots make more bad decisions in addition to their poor planning and lack of situational awareness.
From the reports I’ve read, it’s rare that a plane arrives at the crash site with completely empty tanks.
There was a group of guys that had restored a Boeing Stratoliner in Seattle. Tons of work and money. They were flying it from one airfield over to another (maybe the air museum?)
Anyway - it ran out of fuel as well. Ended up landing in the water. I think they tried to get it near the shore and shallower water, and I think they were able to load it up on a barge. Not sure if they redid the salvage effort.