What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft ran out of fuel, and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a field, acft sustained substantial damage. (-23) at approximately 1855 CDT on September 11, 1998, N350TD, an amateur built dempsey sky bolt, made an off airport landing in the vicinity of Dundee, Texas. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot and passenger sustained serious back injuries. The aircraft was operating in accordance with visual flight rules at the time of the accident. Examination of the fuel system revealed the absence of fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1855 CDT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1998, N350TD, AN AMATEUR BUILT DEMPSEY SKY BOLT, MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF DUNDEE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN ACCORDANCE WITH VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM REVEALED THE ABSENCE OF FUEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.