What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft engine quit and made an emergency landing and flipped over. (.4)en route to final destination the engine suffered a loss of power. The pilot conducted a forced landing in a flat farm field that was snow covered. After touchdown, the airplane nosed over and caused substantial damage to the airplane. Postcrash investigation showed no usable fuel in system. After one and one half gallons of avgas were added to tanks, the engine started and ran uneventful. (-23) engine quit at 2,400 MSL. Pilot performed forced landing to farm field. Aircraft flipped over after 150' landing roll in half frozen mud. Examination of the aircraft found fuel quantity was less than useable levels. Engine out due to fuel starvation.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER. (.4)EN ROUTE TO FINAL DESTINATION THE ENGINE SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FLAT FARM FIELD THAT WAS SNOW COVERED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION SHOWED NO USABLE FUEL IN SYSTEM. AFTER ONE AND ONE HALF GALLONS OF AVGAS WERE ADDED TO TANKS, THE ENGINE STARTED AND RAN UNEVENTFUL. (-23) ENGINE QUIT AT 2,400 MSL. PILOT PERFORMED FORCED LANDING TO FARM FIELD. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER 150' LANDING ROLL IN HALF FROZEN MUD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND FUEL QUANTITY WAS LESS THAN USEABLE LEVELS. ENGINE OUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.