What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 3, 1999 at 0745 CST, a streifthau/baby great lakes, N415, owned by privacy data omitted crashed his a/c while landing at Wichita Valley Airport in Wichita Falls, Texas. The owner was performing high speed taxi's when he had to takeoff to avoid a ground accident. Upon approach for landing the a/c ran out of fuel and crashed in a ditch one quarter mile from the end of the runway. The weather was clear and dry. The a/c was destroyed and the pilot/owner received facial lacerations. The pilot holds a valid private pilot's certificate privacy data omitted the a/c took off at 0735 CST from Wichita Valley Airport on nov 3, 1999.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 3, 1999 AT 0745 CST, A STREIFTHAU/BABY GREAT LAKES, N415, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED HIS A/C WHILE LANDING AT WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. THE OWNER WAS PERFORMING HIGH SPEED TAXI'S WHEN HE HAD TO TAKEOFF TO AVOID A GROUND ACCIDENT. UPON APPROACH FOR LANDING THE A/C RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED IN A DITCH ONE QUARTER MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT/OWNER RECEIVED FACIAL LACERATIONS. THE PILOT HOLDS A VALID PRIVATE PILOT'S CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY D^ THE A/C TOOK OFF AT 0735 CST FROM WICHITA VALLEY AIRPORT ON NOV 3, 1999.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.