What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft suffered fuel exhaustion, and overturned during an emergency landing in a field near the destination airport (flying b) in Yelm, Washington. The runway lights at the flying b airport were recently vandalized to the point that only five (5) runway lights remained in working order.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND OVERTURNED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (FLYING B) IN YELM, WASHINGTON. THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AT THE FLYING B AIRPORT WERE RECENTLY VANDALIZED TO THE POINT THAT ONLY FIVE (5) RUNWAY LIGHTS REMAINED IN WORKING ORDER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.