What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
privacy data omittedLeft chico airport on 08/01/2012. Prior to the flight he filled both 13 gallon fuel tanks in chico. He left chico at 0530 flew for 1.4 hours on the left fuel tank only. Where at 6 miles from arcata airport and at 1000 feet altitude, the left engine ran dry and the engine stopped running. privacy data omitted Performed an off-field landing in a grassy field which substantialy damaged the landing gear, engine mount, firewall, and left wing. privacy data omittedSuffered a sprained ankle and a bump on the forehead. Post accident inspection proved the right fuel tank was full and the left fuel tank was empty and the fuel felector was in the left position.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LEFT CHICO AIRPORT ON 08/01/2012. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT HE FILLED BOTH 13 GALLON FUEL TANKS IN CHICO. HE LEFT CHICO AT 0530 FLEW FOR 1.4 HOURS ON THE LEFT FUEL TANK ONLY. WHERE AT 6 MILES FROM ARCATA AIRPORT AND AT 1000 FEET ALTITUDE, THE LEFT ENGINE RAN DRY AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED AN OFF-FIELD LANDING IN A GRASSY FIELD WHICH SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, AND LEFT WING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SUFFERED A SPRAINED ANKLE AND A BUMP ON THE FOREHEAD. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION PROVED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS FULL AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE FUEL FELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFT POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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