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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ran out of fuel landed short of destination rut. Clipped tree tops. Landed in brush. Folded nosed gear. Headwinds. (-23) aircraft departed lanaster, pa with unknown amount of fuel. Engine failure occurred at 3000 ft. MSL. The aircraft struck treetops on approach to an open field. The aircraft came to rest in a field 3 miles from the Rutland airport.
As the FAA filed it
RAN OUT OF FUEL LANDED SHORT OF DESTINATION RUT. CLIPPED TREE TOPS. LANDED IN BRUSH. FOLDED NOSED GEAR. HEADWINDS. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LANASTER, PA WITH UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF FUEL. ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 3000 FT. MSL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREETOPS ON APPROACH TO AN OPEN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A FIELD 3 MILES FROM THE RUTLAND AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.