20160421005159A

Pilot was making first flight after having an annual inspection performed on the aircraft. After performing a preflight inspection the pilot taxied to the runway for takeoff. Shortly after takeoff the engine lost power. The aircraft was to low to return to the airfield and the pilot continued forward where the aircraft made contact with the tree's north of the airport. The aircraft came to rest upside down in the woods approximately half a mile north of the Sand spring pouge airport. The aircraft received substantial damage to both wings, elevators, vertical stabiliser and the fuselage of the aircraft. No post flight fire occurred. The pilot received minor injures. In this position the pilot was stuck in the aircraft and emergency rescue crews had to cut open the fuselage on the right side behind the door in order to get the pilot out of the aircraft. No fuel was leaking from the aircraft when investigators arrived at the scene. The right fuel tank while punctured on the underside (portion in the air) had an undetermined amount fuel remaining when checked at the scene. The left tank was un punctured and no fuel was observed when removing the fuel cap. No engine damage was observed at the scene other than to the propeller which exhibited no signs of leading edge damage. Pressure test of left fuel tank revealed no leakage. Fuel selector valve at the scene was selected on the left tank. Possible contributing factor of fuel exhaustion of the left tank.