What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot stated; departed youngstown, Ohio with full fuel. I was trying to find clarion airport using VOR, DME and radio. While talking to clarion UNICOM - realized that nav and com - radios did not work and fuel gauges showed low fuel. Made precautionary landing infield. Am air, inc., owner of aircraft N98125, mechanic Mr. Howard portzer, stated that the post on the alternator became loose and burned off, leaving only battery power. Investigation of this incident confirms that the aircraft lost electric power and pilot elected to make an off-airport landing due to the fuel gauges showing nearly empty. No injury or damage occurred. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED; DEPARTED YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO WITH FULL FUEL. I WAS TRYING TO FIND CLARION AIRPORT USING VOR, DME AND RADIO. WHILE TALKING TO CLARION UNICOM - REALIZED THAT NAV AND COM - RADIOS DID NOT WORK AND FUEL GAUGES SHOWED LOW FUEL. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING INFIELD. AM AIR, INC., OWNER OF AIRCRAFT N98125, MECHANIC MR. HOWARD PORTZER, STATED THAT THE POST ON THE ALTERNATOR BECAME LOOSE AND BURNED OFF, LEAVING ONLY BATTERY POWER. INVESTIGATION OF THIS INCIDENT CONFIRMS THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRIC POWER AND PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGES SHOWING NEARLY EMPTY. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE OCCURRED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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