What happened
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On 10/7/2014, N300VF was on a CFR part 91 VFR re-positioning flight from aberdeen, SD to mobridge, SD. The pilot stated his cruise altitude was 4500'MSL. The pilot stated after 25 minutes of flight, the twin engine aircraft first experienced fuel starvation on the left engine. He feathered and secured the left engine. Approximately 6 to 8 minutes later he stated he experienced fuel starvation on the right engine. He stated the right engine was still providing some partial power. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a corn field approximately one mile south of Glenham, SD at approximately 1110 CDT. The emergency landing caused substantial damage to the engine cowlings, engine mounts, fuselage, landing gear, right wing, and both propellers. There was also damage to the farmer's crop. There were no reports of fuel or oil spills. There was one passenger on board the aircraft. This gentleman received minor injuries to his face. No other injuries reported. A witness reported to the sheriff's deputy that both propellers were stopped prior to landing in the farmers field. The deputy supplied digital photographs of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10/7/2014, N300VF WAS ON A CFR PART 91 VFR RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT FROM ABERDEEN, SD TO MOBRIDGE, SD. THE PILOT STATED HIS CRUISE ALTITUDE WAS 4500'MSL. THE PILOT STATED AFTER 25 MINUTES OF FLIGHT, THE TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT FIRST EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION ON THE LEFT ENGINE. HE FEATHERED AND SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 MINUTES LATER HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE STATED THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS STILL PROVIDING SOME PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH OF GLENHAM, SD AT APPROXIMATELY 1110 CDT. THE EMERGENCY LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLINGS, ENGINE MOUNTS, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND BOTH PROPELLERS. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FARMER'S CROP. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF FUEL OR OIL SPILLS. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THIS GENTLEMAN RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS FACE. NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED. A WITNESS REPORTED TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY THAT BOTH PROPELLERS WERE STOPPED PRIOR TO LANDING IN THE FARMERS FIELD. THE DEPUTY SUPPLIED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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