What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft lost power on return flight form backcountry airport to home field. Pilot estimated fuel in tanks before departing at approximately 3/4 full of return flight. Aircraft made an emergency hard landing in the back field of a school causing substantial damage to the aircraft. FAA iic visually verified minimal residual fuel in fuel tanks less than an hour after incident.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON RETURN FLIGHT FORM BACKCOUNTRY AIRPORT TO HOME FIELD. PILOT ESTIMATED FUEL IN TANKS BEFORE DEPARTING AT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL OF RETURN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY HARD LANDING IN THE BACK FIELD OF A SCHOOL CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FAA IIC VISUALLY VERIFIED MINIMAL RESIDUAL FUEL IN FUEL TANKS LESS THAN AN HOUR AFTER INCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.