What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Possible fuel exhaustion, landed in a field, aircraft tipped over on its side. (.4)the pilot reported a loss of power following an aborted VFR landing approach at Marion. The airplane nosed over during the subsequent forced landing in a field. Examination of the airplane showed fuel in the fuel line, but only one gallon(total) was drained from the fuel tanks. The airplane's operating handbook lists the unusable fuel as 1.5 gallons. No postaccident mechanical anomalies were discovered with the engine or the fuel system.
As the FAA filed it
POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION, LANDED IN A FIELD, AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWING AN ABORTED VFR LANDING APPROACH AT MARION. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE SHOWED FUEL IN THE FUEL LINE, BUT ONLY ONE GALLON(TOTAL) WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL TANKS. THE AIRPLANE'S OPERATING HANDBOOK LISTS THE UNUSABLE FUEL AS 1.5 GALLONS. NO POSTACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED WITH THE ENGINE OR THE FUEL SYSTEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.