What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot got in the airplane and turned the fuel selector inadvertently to the "off" position thinking he turned the fuel selector to "both". Upon take off the engine quit and the pilot landed sideways on an open space in a residential area past the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT GOT IN THE AIRPLANE AND TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR INADVERTENTLY TO THE "OFF" POSITION THINKING HE TURNED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO "BOTH". UPON TAKE OFF THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE PILOT LANDED SIDEWAYS ON AN OPEN SPACE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA PAST THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.