What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated that he had departed from massena, NY where he had fueled the aircraft, then took off approximately 0900, enroute to final destination of whitefield, NH. The pilot also stated that weather in whitefield was not suitable for landing and that he entered a holding pattern until fuel depletion. When he realized the aircraft had run out of fuel he selected a corn field as an emergency landing site. The aircraft impacted corn stalks at an approximate heading of 270, the aircraft came to rest inverted with substantial damage to the lower nose area that resulted in compression damage to the lower firewall. Post accident investigation confirmed the absence of usable fuel
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED FROM MASSENA, NY WHERE HE HAD FUELED THE AIRCRAFT, THEN TOOK OFF APPROXIMATELY 0900, ENROUTE TO FINAL DESTINATION OF WHITEFIELD, NH. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT WEATHER IN WHITEFIELD WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR LANDING AND THAT HE ENTERED A HOLDING PATTERN UNTIL FUEL DEPLETION. WHEN HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL HE SELECTED A CORN FIELD AS AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED CORN STALKS AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 270, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER NOSE AREA THAT RESULTED IN COMPRESSION DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FIREWALL. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THE ABSENCE OF USABLE FUEL
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.