What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft made an off airport landing due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot stated that the fuel gauges showed 1/4 in each tank before he departed for a short flight to charge the battery. Approximately 2 miles south of the airport the engine sputtered twice and quit. Both tanks indicated empty. The pilot chose to land in an open field and began the approach. On touchdown, the nose dug into a burrow and the aircraft flipped. The pilot was treated for minor injuries and released. The on scene investigation revealed that the aircraft did not have any fuel in either tank. All flight and engine controls had full continuity.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES SHOWED 1/4 IN EACH TANK BEFORE HE DEPARTED FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TWICE AND QUIT. BOTH TANKS INDICATED EMPTY. THE PILOT CHOSE TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD AND BEGAN THE APPROACH. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE DUG INTO A BURROW AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED. THE PILOT WAS TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED. THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY FUEL IN EITHER TANK. ALL FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROLS HAD FULL CONTINUITY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.