FAA incident report · Mooney M20C · Santa Clause, IN · October 17, 1996
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Left tank resealed, sealer drying. Right tank low fuel. No fuel at nearby field. Ran out. Landed gear up on road.
LEFT TANK RESEALED, SEALER DRYING. RIGHT TANK LOW FUEL. NO FUEL AT NEARBY FIELD. RAN OUT. LANDED GEAR UP ON ROAD.