What happened
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(-23) PIC requested fuel to be filled to 2 inches below filler neck for weight and balance purposes. Flight between old town, Maine and martha's vineyard, Massachusetts (mvy), 230 NM. PIC stated that he flew south down coast to kennebunk (ene), then south on 209 radial off ene to mvy at an altitude of 1500'-2000' at a power setting of 2600. While in the pattern at mvy PIC declared an emergency due to no fuel. Attempted to glide to the airport and crashed short of the runway into a backyard of a house privacy data omitted minor injuries to pilot only and aircraft destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC REQUESTED FUEL TO BE FILLED TO 2 INCHES BELOW FILLER NECK FOR WEIGHT AND BALANCE PURPOSES. FLIGHT BETWEEN OLD TOWN, MAINE AND MARTHA'S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS (MVY), 230 NM. PIC STATED THAT HE FLEW SOUTH DOWN COAST TO KENNEBUNK (ENE), THEN SOUTH ON 209 RADIAL OFF ENE TO MVY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1500'-2000' AT A POWER SETTING OF 2600. WHILE IN THE PATTERN AT MVY PIC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO NO FUEL. ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY INTO A BACKYARD OF A HOUSE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT ONLY AND AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.
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