What happened
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(-23) At 15:39E, N4TB, a flaco F8L, departed from runway 26 at mgj and reported problems with the engine. The aircraft was returning to land on runway 3, when the engine stalled. The pilot landed the aircraft on the grass with unknown damages and minor injury to the pilot, the sole occupant. A post accident review of the aircraft revealed it is destroyed. A review of the aircraft's logbooks indicates the last condition inspection took place on 12/07/2002 when the aircraft total time was 740.2 hours. The pilot's last third class medical took place on September 09, 2003. A call to the FAA medical branch on July 03, 2006 at 09:10E, confirmed this. The pilot's last recorded biannual flight review is logged as taken place on September 08, 2001. At the accident site the forward fuel tank was observed to contain 1 gallon or less of liquid. The checklist for this aircraft recovered at the accident site, states in item 5 of the before starting section "fuel - forward tank (totalizer)." The fuel selector switch at the accident site was found to be somewhere between the front and aft tanks.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 15:39E, N4TB, A FLACO F8L, DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 26 AT MGJ AND REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3, WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRASS WITH UNKNOWN DAMAGES AND MINOR INJURY TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. A POST ACCIDENT REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED IT IS DESTROYED. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LOGBOOKS INDICATES THE LAST CONDITION INSPECTION TOOK PLACE ON 12/07/2002 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS 740.2 HOURS. THE PILOT'S LAST THIRD CLASS MEDICAL TOOK PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 09, 2003. A CALL TO THE FAA MEDICAL BRANCH ON JULY 03, 2006 AT 09:10E, CONFIRMED THIS. THE PILOT'S LAST RECORDED BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW IS LOGGED AS TAKEN PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 08, 2001. AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THE FORWARD FUEL TANK WAS OBSERVED TO CONTAIN 1 GALLON OR LESS OF LIQUID. THE CHECKLIST FOR THIS AIRCRAFT RECOVERED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE, STATES IN ITEM 5 OF THE BEFORE STARTING SECTION "FUEL - FORWARD TANK (TOTALIZER)." THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS FOUND TO BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FRONT AND AFT TANKS.
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