What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot departed from the memorial field airport, near hot springs, Arkansas, about 0940, and was intending to go to ardmore municipal airport, near ardmore, Oklahoma. Pilot landed aircraft at Tishomingo airpark, near Tishomingo, Oklahoma to obtain fuel. There was no fuel service available. Pilot then departed. The aircraft got to about 1,500 ft AGL and the engine chugged. Pilot turned the aircraft around toward the field and during the forced landing, the aircraft impacted the trees short and left of the runway. The airplane impacted terrain inverted where it sustained substantial damage. There were no mechanical issues noted with the airplane during the flight. Also, no fuel present in fuel lines at engine or evedence of fuel spilliage on the terrain surface.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE MEMORIAL FIELD AIRPORT, NEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, ABOUT 0940, AND WAS INTENDING TO GO TO ARDMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT AT TISHOMINGO AIRPARK, NEAR TISHOMINGO, OKLAHOMA TO OBTAIN FUEL. THERE WAS NO FUEL SERVICE AVAILABLE. PILOT THEN DEPARTED. THE AIRCRAFT GOT TO ABOUT 1,500 FT AGL AND THE ENGINE CHUGGED. PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TOWARD THE FIELD AND DURING THE FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES SHORT AND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN INVERTED WHERE IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES NOTED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLIGHT. ALSO, NO FUEL PRESENT IN FUEL LINES AT ENGINE OR EVEDENCE OF FUEL SPILLIAGE ON THE TERRAIN SURFACE.
NTSB investigation
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