What happened
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(-23) Mr. Hicks was flying from sauk center, MN. (D39) to Carroll, IA (cin). At about 1530 local time he reported the engine quit approximately 5 to 6 miles north of cin. Mr. Hicks stated that he attempted a restart and checked the fuel selector, and then he attempted to land in a hay field that was situated on an east west line and 1/2 mile long. The aircraft overshot the intended landing area, and was upside down in a plowed field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing and tail section. There was no evidence of fire or fuel at the accident site. Mr. Hicks stated that he had fueled the airplane with 20 gallons of auto fuel prior to departing (D39). According to statements, the flight was just under 3 hours of duration. (.4) the pilot said he added 5-gallons of auto fuel to the left and right wing tanks before departure. He said he didn't visually check the fuel, but felt it with his finger in each fuel tank. While enroute to the destination airport, the engine stopped operating when the airplane was about 8-minutes north of the airport, according to the pilot. The pilot said he landed the airplane on a down-sloped field. As the airplane approached the end of the field the pilot said he applied elevator back-pressure to get the airplane to jump the ditches at its end. The airplane landed on a gravel road and bounced onto a plowed field, nosing over. The on-scene investigation revealed empty fuel tanks. The right wing had a colored stain similar to fuel that started at the fuel filler neck and went aft to the trailing edge. There was no colored stain near the left wing's fuel filler neck.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MR. HICKS WAS FLYING FROM SAUK CENTER, MN. (D39) TO CARROLL, IA (CIN). AT ABOUT 1530 LOCAL TIME HE REPORTED THE ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 MILES NORTH OF CIN. MR. HICKS STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND CHECKED THE FUEL SELECTOR, AND THEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD THAT WAS SITUATED ON AN EAST WEST LINE AND 1/2 MILE LONG. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE INTENDED LANDING AREA, AND WAS UPSIDE DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL SECTION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. MR. HICKS STATED THAT HE HAD FUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 20 GALLONS OF AUTO FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTING (D39). ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS, THE FLIGHT WAS JUST UNDER 3 HOURS OF DURATION. (.4) THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED 5-GALLONS OF AUTO FUEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS BEFORE DEPARTURE. HE SAID HE DIDN'T VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL, BUT FELT IT WITH HIS FINGER IN EACH FUEL TANK. WHILE ENROUTE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 8-MINUTES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON A DOWN-SLOPED FIELD. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE END OF THE FIELD THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED ELEVATOR BACK-PRESSURE TO GET THE AIRPLANE TO JUMP THE DITCHES AT ITS END. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND BOUNCED ONTO A PLOWED FIELD, NOSING OVER. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED EMPTY FUEL TANKS. THE RIGHT WING HAD A COLORED STAIN SIMILAR TO FUEL THAT STARTED AT THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND WENT AFT TO THE TRAILING EDGE. THERE WAS NO COLORED STAIN NEAR THE LEFT WING'S FUEL FILLER NECK.
NTSB investigation
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