What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 2.5 hours into the flight, the engine failed due to fuel starvation. The pilot attempted a forced landing, but was unable to make a suitable field. The airplane touched down in a rough plowed field and broke the nose gear, which caused further damage when the nose impacted the ground. It was impossible to make a certain determination as to how much fuel was in the airplane at the beginning of the flight. The seller of the airplane stated the pilot left without full tanks. The pilot who had just purchased the airplane stated the seller had filled the tanks before leaving. There are several possible explanations, but because there was no fueling records kept and the conflicting versions by different people, it is impossible to determine with certainty, the amount of fuel in the airplane at departure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 2.5 HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A SUITABLE FIELD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A ROUGH PLOWED FIELD AND BROKE THE NOSE GEAR, WHICH CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A CERTAIN DETERMINATION AS TO HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE AIRPLANE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT. THE SELLER OF THE AIRPLANE STATED THE PILOT LEFT WITHOUT FULL TANKS. THE PILOT WHO HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE STATED THE SELLER HAD FILLED THE TANKS BEFORE LEAVING. THERE ARE SEVERAL POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS, BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FUELING RECORDS KEPT AND THE CONFLICTING VERSIONS BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WITH CERTAINTY, THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE AIRPLANE AT DEPARTURE.
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