What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot filed a visual flight plan to an airport approx 100 miles from departure airport and was returning to destination, without refueling. He was maneuvering around weather, when the engine quit. He made an emergency landing in a pasture field without any apparent damage or injuries. Investigation of the aircraft indicated fuel exhaustion. He said the tanks were almost full prior to departure, but he did not check them again before the return flight. He filed for a total estimated time enroute of 3 hours 30 minutes with 4 hours estimated fuel on board.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT FILED A VISUAL FLIGHT PLAN TO AN AIRPORT APPROX 100 MILES FROM DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND WAS RETURNING TO DESTINATION, WITHOUT REFUELING. HE WAS MANEUVERING AROUND WEATHER, WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE FIELD WITHOUT ANY APPARENT DAMAGE OR INJURIES. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED FUEL EXHAUSTION. HE SAID THE TANKS WERE ALMOST FULL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, BUT HE DID NOT CHECK THEM AGAIN BEFORE THE RETURN FLIGHT. HE FILED FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE OF 3 HOURS 30 MINUTES WITH 4 HOURS ESTIMATED FUEL ON BOARD.