What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on October 14, 1997 at approximately 0845 hours CDT, a Cessna 152, N49941, piloted by a student pilot, departed new braunfells municipal airport, (3R5) new braunfells, Texas on a solo cross country flight under CFR 14 part 91. The flight proceeded to college station and on to lagrange, Texas and return to new braunfells, Texas at approximately 10 miles northeast of new braunfells municipal airport an emergency landing was made in a field due to loss of power. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. A VFR flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A maintenance crew was sent to the site to inspect the aircraft. It was discovered that the fuel tanks were empty with the exception of unusable fuel. Fuel was put in the tanks and the aircraft was inspected, run up and flown out of the field back to new braunfells airport. This office considers this incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 14, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 HOURS CDT, A CESSNA 152, N49941, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, DEPARTED NEW BRAUNFELLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (3R5) NEW BRAUNFELLS, TEXAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER CFR 14 PART 91. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO COLLEGE STATION AND ON TO LAGRANGE, TEXAS AND RETURN TO NEW BRAUNFELLS, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEW BRAUNFELLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. A MAINTENANCE CREW WAS SENT TO THE SITE TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF UNUSABLE FUEL. FUEL WAS PUT IN THE TANKS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, RUN UP AND FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD BACK TO NEW BRAUNFELLS AIRPORT. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.
Other reports on N49941 · 2
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