What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed fish river lake for shin pond to refuel. Approximately 20 miles south at 3000' MSL the engine quit. Pilot attempted to restart the engine and it would not start. The pilot attempted to land on the machias river but saw that he would not make the river so turned towards a field and crashed into the trees approximately 1000 feet north of the river short of the field he was attempting to land in. It was determined that the cause of engine failure was fuel exhaustion.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FISH RIVER LAKE FOR SHIN POND TO REFUEL. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH AT 3000' MSL THE ENGINE QUIT.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE MACHIAS RIVER BUT SAW THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RIVER SO TURNED TOWARDS A FIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NORTH OF THE RIVER SHORT OF THE FIELD HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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