What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Approximately 06:45 PST aircraft N3964M went down in trees about 3000FT nw of pae paine field everett Washington. Pilot left stuart island Washington, (7WA5) about 40 minutes before. Before leaving pilot said that he keeps a fuel log, checked this log and checked fuel gauges in aircraft and assumed tht he had enough fuel to reach pae. At 06:37 pilot radioed CTAF for pae and reported position at clinton ferry dock, on rt base to land 16R. Just after this, the engine quit, pilot restarted, engine quit again, this time would not start again. Pilot then went down into trees trying to miss as many as possible. Aircraft landed on lt side. Left wing pulled over fuselage but stayed attached. Left wheel removed and was found about 30FT north east of aircraft. No fuel was found in either tank.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) APPROXIMATELY 06:45 PST AIRCRAFT N3964M WENT DOWN IN TREES ABOUT 3000FT NW OF PAE PAINE FIELD EVERETT WASHINGTON. PILOT LEFT STUART ISLAND WASHINGTON, (7WA5) ABOUT 40 MINUTES BEFORE. BEFORE LEAVING PILOT SAID THAT HE KEEPS A FUEL LOG, CHECKED THIS LOG AND CHECKED FUEL GAUGES IN AIRCRAFT AND ASSUMED THT HE HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH PAE. AT 06:37 PILOT RADIOED CTAF FOR PAE AND REPORTED POSITION AT CLINTON FERRY DOCK, ON RT BASE TO LAND 16R. JUST AFTER THIS, THE ENGINE QUIT, PILOT RESTARTED, ENGINE QUIT AGAIN, THIS TIME WOULD NOT START AGAIN. PILOT THEN WENT DOWN INTO TREES TRYING TO MISS AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON LT SIDE. LEFT WING PULLED OVER FUSELAGE BUT STAYED ATTACHED. LEFT WHEEL REMOVED AND WAS FOUND ABOUT 30FT NORTH EAST OF AIRCRAFT. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN EITHER TANK.
NTSB investigation
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