What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reports that while onthe aircraft's secondoperational test flight with approximately only one hour of flight time felt like it began to lose power. The pilot followed an annunciation to swtich from the left to the right tank on which time the engine quit running. The pilot appearantly tried to make an emergency landing in a grass field. The aircraft struck an telephone pole with the left wing and came to rest in the opposite direction.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTS THAT WHILE ONTHE AIRCRAFT'S SECONDOPERATIONAL TEST FLIGHT WITH APPROXIMATELY ONLY ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME FELT LIKE IT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT FOLLOWED AN ANNUNCIATION TO SWTICH FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT TANK ON WHICH TIME THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT APPEARANTLY TRIED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN TELEPHONE POLE WITH THE LEFT WING AND CAME TO REST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.