What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft experienced engine failure and crashed. (.23)aircraft crashed into trees approximately 1/2 mile east of runway during final approch to runway 27. Pilot recieved only minor scrapes and bruises. Examination of wreckage revealed no evidence of fuel in left tank; none in gascolator; approximately three ounces in right tank.(.4) the pilot estimated he departed with about 18 gallons of usable fuel and that the engine uses about 9 gallons per hour. While on final approach to his destination the engine quit. Attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful and a forced landing was made in a wooded area. Postcrash examination of the aircraft by FAA inspectors showed the aircraft did not contain any usable fuel and that there was no evidence of fuel leakage from the aircraft after the accident or in flight before the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED. (.23)AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY DURING FINAL APPROCH TO RUNWAY 27. PILOT RECIEVED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES. EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN LEFT TANK; NONE IN GASCOLATOR; APPROXIMATELY THREE OUNCES IN RIGHT TANK.(.4) THE PILOT ESTIMATED HE DEPARTED WITH ABOUT 18 GALLONS OF USABLE FUEL AND THAT THE ENGINE USES ABOUT 9 GALLONS PER HOUR. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO HIS DESTINATION THE ENGINE QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY FAA INSPECTORS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CONTAIN ANY USABLE FUEL AND THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT OR IN FLIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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