What happened
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02/14/2012- FSDO received notification approximately 0800 hrs regarding a possible downed aircraft south of tupelo. Approximately 1230 hrs the aircraft was located by local search and rescue teams in a heavily wooded area approximately 7 miles north of Amory, MS.02/15/2012- upon arrival at the scene, ASI discovered the accident aircraft had come to rest in an inverted position. The aircraft had come thru the treetops evidenced by signs of broken tree limbs and paint chips forming a debris path of an approximate length of 75 yards. The aircraft had signs of damage along all external surfaces, fuel tanks were ruptured from impact with trees and ground. Air traffic tapes indicated the pilot stated he was low on fuel and approximately 5 minutes later he had lost his engine. This is confirmed by the pilot's statement.
As the FAA filed it
02/14/2012- FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION APPROXIMATELY 0800 HRS REGARDING A POSSIBLE DOWNED AIRCRAFT SOUTH OF TUPELO. APPROXIMATELY 1230 HRS THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED BY LOCAL SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF AMORY, MS.02/15/2012- UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, ASI DISCOVERED THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD COME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD COME THRU THE TREETOPS EVIDENCED BY SIGNS OF BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND PAINT CHIPS FORMING A DEBRIS PATH OF AN APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF 75 YARDS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SIGNS OF DAMAGE ALONG ALL EXTERNAL SURFACES, FUEL TANKS WERE RUPTURED FROM IMPACT WITH TREES AND GROUND. AIR TRAFFIC TAPES INDICATED THE PILOT STATED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER HE HAD LOST HIS ENGINE. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY THE PILOT'S STATEMENT.
NTSB investigation
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