What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated the following: "performed preflight including wx briefing. Departed kspa (spartansburg SC) for X35 (marion C0UNTY airport) at 12:20Z with 18 gallons indicated. At 15:00Z the engine quit with an off airport landing on a driveway 5 miles nw of kocf (Ocala int. A/p) fuel totalizer indicated 2.5 gallons (25 minutes) however engine would not restart". Aircraft landed to the west skidding 200' hitting a fence post, wire fence and spinning 180 degrees. The wings, left fuselage structure and wheel pants were substantially damaged. Aircraft contained less than 1 gallon when disassembled for transport.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: "PERFORMED PREFLIGHT INCLUDING WX BRIEFING. DEPARTED KSPA (SPARTANSBURG SC) FOR X35 (MARION C0UNTY AIRPORT) AT 12:20Z WITH 18 GALLONS INDICATED. AT 15:00Z THE ENGINE QUIT WITH AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON A DRIVEWAY 5 MILES NW OF KOCF (OCALA INT. A/P) FUEL TOTALIZER INDICATED 2.5 GALLONS (25 MINUTES) HOWEVER ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART". AIRCRAFT LANDED TO THE WEST SKIDDING 200' HITTING A FENCE POST, WIRE FENCE AND SPINNING 180 DEGREES. THE WINGS, LEFT FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AND WHEEL PANTS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT CONTAINED LESS THAN 1 GALLON WHEN DISASSEMBLED FOR TRANSPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.