What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed garden valley, Idaho for Stanley, Idaho, a distance of about 50 miles. He was operating under visual flight rules. Pilot encountered snow showers enroute and had to navigate around them making the flight time longer than expected. The engine quit on short final to Stanley airport and pilot had to make an off airport landing in a field. Aircraft struck a ditch in the field and the landing gear was torn off the fuselage causing substantial damage. Post flight inspection revealed the aircraft fuel supply had been depleted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED GARDEN VALLEY, IDAHO FOR STANLEY, IDAHO, A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 50 MILES. HE WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. PILOT ENCOUNTERED SNOW SHOWERS ENROUTE AND HAD TO NAVIGATE AROUND THEM MAKING THE FLIGHT TIME LONGER THAN EXPECTED. THE ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL TO STANLEY AIRPORT AND PILOT HAD TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH IN THE FIELD AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE FUSELAGE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY HAD BEEN DEPLETED.
NTSB investigation
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