What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost powr near fuel stop destination oza landed in pasture. Damaged wings on scrub trees. Fuel was depleted. (-23) on November 3, 1997, at 1335, central standard time, a Mooney M20C airplane, N1360W, piloted by glen a. pruet, en route to Ozona, Texas, experienced a loss of engine power and was forced to land in pasture 6 miles north east of Ozona, Texas. The aircraft impacted the ground with landing gear extracted, hitting some mesquite trees with the wings. Both outboard end of wings had damage to spares and the fuselage buckled on the right side. The pilot at the scene reported of running out of fuel. Fuel caps were removed to verify fuel depletion.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWR NEAR FUEL STOP DESTINATION OZA LANDED IN PASTURE. DAMAGED WINGS ON SCRUB TREES. FUEL WAS DEPLETED. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 3, 1997, AT 1335, CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20C AIRPLANE, N1360W, PILOTED BY GLEN A. PRUET, EN ROUTE TO OZONA, TEXAS, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN PASTURE 6 MILES NORTH EAST OF OZONA, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH LANDING GEAR EXTRACTED, HITTING SOME MESQUITE TREES WITH THE WINGS. BOTH OUTBOARD END OF WINGS HAD DAMAGE TO SPARES AND THE FUSELAGE BUCKLED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT AT THE SCENE REPORTED OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. FUEL CAPS WERE REMOVED TO VERIFY FUEL DEPLETION.
NTSB investigation
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