What happened
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N740FT flight with 01 pilot onboard originating from david wayne hooks memorial airport (kdwh), spring, TX, with full stop shutdown and subsequent takeoff from navasota municipal airport (60R), navasota, TX, returning to kdwh crashed in the high meadow ranch residential neighborhood in Magnolia, TX. Pilot exited the aircraft on his own and reported no injuries. Approximately 10 minutes after takeoff from navasota municipal airport, at an altitude of 2,000 feet, the aircraft?s left engine shut down. Pilot completed secure engine checklist and attempted in-flight restart. The engine did not restart. Approximately five minutes later, the aircraft?s right engine shut down. The pilot attempted to land in an open field but could not make it to the field so diverted to land in the street. The aircraft impacted an oak tree, crashed, and came to rest in a residential driveway in an upright orientation. Aircraft sustained significant damage. Left main landing gear is partially extended. Right main landing gear and nose landing gear are not visible. Landing gear selector is in the ?up? Position. The left fuel tank was inspected for integrity and the presence of fuel. The left fuel tank appears to be intact with no fuel inside the tank. The right fuel tank was inspected for integrity and the presence of fuel. The right fuel tank appears to be intact with no fuel inside the tank. The two propeller blades on the left engine are feathered with no visible damage. The two propeller blades on the right engine are feathered with no visible damage to one propeller blade and a bend at the tip of the other propeller blade. There is some oil leakage from the bottom of the right engine. No visible leakage of fluids from left engine. There were no witnesses to the accident. The property owners of the driveway where the aircraft came to rest have security cameras on property. Video footage provided by property owner indicates landing gear in the up position.
As the FAA filed it
N740FT FLIGHT WITH 01 PILOT ONBOARD ORIGINATING FROM DAVID WAYNE HOOKS MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KDWH), SPRING, TX, WITH FULL STOP SHUTDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF FROM NAVASOTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (60R), NAVASOTA, TX, RETURNING TO KDWH CRASHED IN THE HIGH MEADOW RANCH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN MAGNOLIA, TX. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NAVASOTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 2,000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT?S LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. PILOT COMPLETED SECURE ENGINE CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED IN-FLIGHT RESTART. THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE AIRCRAFT?S RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD BUT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE FIELD SO DIVERTED TO LAND IN THE STREET. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN OAK TREE, CRASHED, AND CAME TO REST IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY IN AN UPRIGHT ORIENTATION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IS PARTIALLY EXTENDED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR ARE NOT VISIBLE. LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IS IN THE ?UP? POSITION. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY AND THE PRESENCE OF FUEL. THE LEFT FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE INTACT WITH NO FUEL INSIDE THE TANK. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS INSPECTED FOR INTEGRITY AND THE PRESENCE OF FUEL. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE INTACT WITH NO FUEL INSIDE THE TANK. THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES ON THE LEFT ENGINE ARE FEATHERED WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. THE TWO PROPELLER BLADES ON THE RIGHT ENGINE ARE FEATHERED WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO ONE PROPELLER BLADE AND A BEND AT THE TIP OF THE OTHER PROPELLER BLADE. THERE IS SOME OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE OF FLUIDS FROM LEFT ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS ON PROPERTY. VIDEO FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY PROPERTY OWNER INDICATES LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.
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