What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot bought aircraft and proceeded with his father from Kansas enroute to his home in privacy data omitted he circled the airport approximately 4 times in Kansas to get a feel for the aircraft and then proceeded south. Pilot circled the field once and landed at Ardmore municipal airport to refuel and spend the night. When he arrived there were no facilities or fuel available. He took off for Downtown executive airpark in Ardmore. After lift off, with Downtown executive in sight, the aircraft ran out of fuel and the engine quit. The pilot aimed the aircraft for a dark area and descended until the right wing struck a tree. The aircraft rotated to the right with the nose descending and struck the tree line, undercarriage first, in a near vertical position. The aircraft came to rest with the nose buried in the ground and the aircraft lodged vertically in the trees.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT BOUGHT AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED WITH HIS FATHER FROM KANSAS ENROUTE TO HIS HOME IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ HE CIRCLED THE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES IN KANSAS TO GET A FEEL FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN PROCEEDED SOUTH. PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD ONCE AND LANDED AT ARDMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO REFUEL AND SPEND THE NIGHT. WHEN HE ARRIVED THERE WERE NO FACILITIES OR FUEL AVAILABLE. HE TOOK OFF FOR DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE AIRPARK IN ARDMORE. AFTER LIFT OFF, WITH DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVE IN SIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT AIMED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A DARK AREA AND DESCENDED UNTIL THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT WITH THE NOSE DESCENDING AND STRUCK THE TREE LINE, UNDERCARRIAGE FIRST, IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE BURIED IN THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT LODGED VERTICALLY IN THE TREES.
NTSB investigation
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