What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported that he departed from port aransas, Texas, at approximately 2330 on September 20, 2004. He went out over the gulf of Mexico, then proceeed north until he ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing approximately 5 miles northeast of the airport at Haskell, Texas, at approximately 0630 on September 21, 2004. The aircraft impacted a field at a low angle high velocity with no power, struck a barbed wire cattle fence just shortly after initial impact, several small mesquite shrubs, another barbed wire cattle fence, and came to rest some 1136 feet from initial impact. The aircraft landed on a heading of approximately 232 degrees and came to rest bearing approximately 202 degrees. The aircraft sustained damage to left and right wing leading edges, the propeller blades, with numerous dents/punctures throughout the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 2330 ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2004. HE WENT OUT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, THEN PROCEEED NORTH UNTIL HE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT AT HASKELL, TEXAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2004. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FIELD AT A LOW ANGLE HIGH VELOCITY WITH NO POWER, STRUCK A BARBED WIRE CATTLE FENCE JUST SHORTLY AFTER INITIAL IMPACT, SEVERAL SMALL MESQUITE SHRUBS, ANOTHER BARBED WIRE CATTLE FENCE, AND CAME TO REST SOME 1136 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 232 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST BEARING APPROXIMATELY 202 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGES, THE PROPELLER BLADES, WITH NUMEROUS DENTS/PUNCTURES THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.