What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) privacy data omitted (pilot of Cessna 337, N373E) departed a private airstrip located about 9 miles south of the Stillwater, OK airport. Witness statements indicate the pilot departed about 0810 (CDT) and maneuvered close to the private airstrip until the aircraft crashed at about 0830 (CDT). The crash site was about one fourth mile west of the private airstrip. Witnesses stated that privacy data omitted was intending to fly to the Stillwater airport for fuel. The fuel drained from the aircraft after the recovery was about 6 gallons. Investigation of the wreckage, indicates that the front engine was not running and that the rear engine was not under power when the aircraft crashed. There was no evidence of fuel at the rear engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT OF CESSNA 337, N373E) DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LOCATED ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF THE STILLWATER, OK AIRPORT. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THE PILOT DEPARTED ABOUT 0810 (CDT) AND MANEUVERED CLOSE TO THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT ABOUT 0830 (CDT). THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT ONE FOURTH MILE WEST OF THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. WITNESSES STATED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INTENDING TO FLY TO THE STILLWATER AIRPORT FOR FUEL. THE FUEL DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE RECOVERY WAS ABOUT 6 GALLONS. INVESTIGATION OF THE WRECKAGE, INDICATES THAT THE FRONT ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AND THAT THE REAR ENGINE WAS NOT UNDER POWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL AT THE REAR ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.