What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The airplane was reported to have had full fuel tanks the day before the accident. The pilot privacy data omitted flew approximately 2 hours efore returning to the cape cod airport to fly parachute jumpers. He flew parachutists up to approximately 9,500 to 10,000 feet on three separate flights. After the third parachutist drop, the pilot privacy data omitted was on the base leg at the cape cod airport at 800 feet when the engine began to sputter and then finally stopped. The pilot privacy data omitted did not think he could make it to the airport, and decided to make an off field landing. As he was heading towards the backyard of a home, the plane hit trees, the roof of the house, and came to rest upside down in the driveway. The pilot sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries. The airplane was destroyed. Only 3 gallons of fuel could be recovered from the aircraft at the scene, and there was no fire or evidence of spillage. Representatives from the aircraft and engine manufacturers found no fuel in the carburetor bowl or the fuel lines. The engine did run during the post-accident investigation by the aricraft and engine manufacturers.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE HAD FULL FUEL TANKS THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS EFORE RETURNING TO THE CAPE COD AIRPORT TO FLY PARACHUTE JUMPERS. HE FLEW PARACHUTISTS UP TO APPROXIMATELY 9,500 TO 10,000 FEET ON THREE SEPARATE FLIGHTS. AFTER THE THIRD PARACHUTIST DROP, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE BASE LEG AT THE CAPE COD AIRPORT AT 800 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN FINALLY STOPPED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID NOT THINK HE COULD MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT, AND DECIDED TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD LANDING. AS HE WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE BACKYARD OF A HOME, THE PLANE HIT TREES, THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS BUT NON LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. ONLY 3 GALLONS OF FUEL COULD BE RECOVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AT THE SCENE, AND THERE WAS NO FIRE OR EVIDENCE OF SPILLAGE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE MANUFACTURERS FOUND NO FUEL IN THE CARBURETOR BOWL OR THE FUEL LINES. THE ENGINE DID RUN DURING THE POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY THE ARICRAFT AND ENGINE MANUFACTURERS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.