What happened
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Acft took off and ran out of fuel at 200 feet AGL. The acft struck the rwy. Went through a chain link fence and came to rest on a road. Other circumstances are unknown. (-23) no narrative (.19) on January 29, 1999, at 1700 hours pacific standard time, a Maule M-4-220C, N474W, owned and operated by the pilot, experienced a total loss of engine power between 200 and 300 feet above ground during takeoff. The pilot made a forced landing on runway 02L, overran the departure end, and came to a stop upon impacting the perimeter fence. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the commercial certificated pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that he had flown to Jean with the intention of purchasing fuel, but was not successful. Therefore, he planned to return to his home base at the sandy valley airport. The pilot stated that he was aware the airplane's wing tanks were almost empty upon departure.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT TOOK OFF AND RAN OUT OF FUEL AT 200 FEET AGL. THE ACFT STRUCK THE RWY. WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND CAME TO REST ON A ROAD. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) NO NARRATIVE (.19) ON JANUARY 29, 1999, AT 1700 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A MAULE M-4-220C, N474W, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER BETWEEN 200 AND 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 02L, OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END, AND CAME TO A STOP UPON IMPACTING THE PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD FLOWN TO JEAN WITH THE INTENTION OF PURCHASING FUEL, BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. THEREFORE, HE PLANNED TO RETURN TO HIS HOME BASE AT THE SANDY VALLEY AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE THE AIRPLANE'S WING TANKS WERE ALMOST EMPTY UPON DEPARTURE.
NTSB investigation
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