What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed Jackson county airport on runway 01, during climb out, engine began to sputter and was losing power. While turning back to airport, engine quit and pilot landed short of airport in a pasture field. After landing, aircraft slid into trees, tore its right wing off and came to rest in a creek bed on its right side. Aircraft has substantial damage and pilot has minor injuries. Pilot stated that he had right fuel tank selected and it was full before flight. Left tank was 1/4 full. The Ohio state highway patrol reported no odor of fuel at accident scene. Unable to determine the amount of fuel in aircraft after the accident, because damage to right wing and position of aircraft in creek bed. Pilot stated previous to accident, engine had lost power on take off, but thought problem was now fixed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 01, DURING CLIMB OUT, ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND WAS LOSING POWER. WHILE TURNING BACK TO AIRPORT, ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT LANDED SHORT OF AIRPORT IN A PASTURE FIELD. AFTER LANDING, AIRCRAFT SLID INTO TREES, TORE ITS RIGHT WING OFF AND CAME TO REST IN A CREEK BED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT HAS MINOR INJURIES. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD RIGHT FUEL TANK SELECTED AND IT WAS FULL BEFORE FLIGHT. LEFT TANK WAS 1/4 FULL. THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED NO ODOR OF FUEL AT ACCIDENT SCENE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BECAUSE DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING AND POSITION OF AIRCRAFT IN CREEK BED. PILOT STATED PREVIOUS TO ACCIDENT, ENGINE HAD LOST POWER ON TAKE OFF, BUT THOUGHT PROBLEM WAS NOW FIXED.
NTSB investigation
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