What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot took off from a grass strip near the accident site. The aircraft lost power due to apparent fuel exhaustion (based on the pilot's statement to the officer on the scene and the faa's onsite investigation.) The pilot executed an emergency landing in a plowed field at 4048 cornelius rd in East Bend, NC.
The aircraft was mostly intact. The aircraft's metal structure had substantial damage and the main gear was collapsed on both sides. I saw no damage to the wings, only to the fuselage. The metal structure was bent and broken in several places and the fiberglass nose section was partially torn away from the frame. There was no evidence of fuel leakage, and the fuel tank contained a very small amount of fuel. The fuel cap was on tight also.
The pilot sustained back injuries and was taken to the hospital. It is rumored that there was a passenger onboard that did not sustain any injuries, but this office has been unable to verify that information at this time.
Numerous attempts have been made to contact the pilot of the aircraft. Phone messages have not been returned to this date. A letter of investigation has been sent to the address on record in the FAA database
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO APPARENT FUEL EXHAUSTION (BASED ON THE PILOT'S STATEMENT TO THE OFFICER ON THE SCENE AND THE FAA'S ONSITE INVESTIGATION.) THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD AT 4048 CORNELIUS RD IN EAST BEND, NC.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOSTLY INTACT. THE AIRCRAFT'S METAL STRUCTURE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE MAIN GEAR WAS COLLAPSED ON BOTH SIDES. I SAW NO DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, ONLY TO THE FUSELAGE. THE METAL STRUCTURE WAS BENT AND BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES AND THE FIBERGLASS NOSE SECTION WAS PARTIALLY TORN AWAY FROM THE FRAME. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE, AND THE FUEL TANK CONTAINED A VERY SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE FUEL CAP WAS ON TIGHT ALSO.
THE PILOT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. IT IS RUMORED THAT THERE WAS A PASSENGER ONBOARD THAT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, BUT THIS OFFICE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO VERIFY THAT INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.
NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONTACT THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT. PHONE MESSAGES HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THIS DATE. A LETTER OF INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN SENT TO THE ADDRESS ON RECORD IN THE FAA DATABASE
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.