What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 1830 CDT on July 9, 1998, deputy sheriff dion bredman, of the clay county sheriffs department, noticed a spray plane come to rest in the middle of a bean field in section 17, Glyndon township, glydon, Minnesota. Deputy bredman interviewed the pilot of the plane, Mr. Alvin oniel hoff jr. Mr. Hoff stated that he was happly his airplane was right side up because he had just run out of fuel during his last pass which required him to negotiate an emergency landing without engine power. Pilot alvin hoff refueled his aircraft (N3669X) at the scene during the deputy sheriffs investigation. He than restarted the engine and departed before the FAA had an opportunity to conduct an on scene investigation. Because of the much of the information, required for this report, was unavailable.
As the FAA filed it
AT 1830 CDT ON JULY 9, 1998, DEPUTY SHERIFF DION BREDMAN, OF THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, NOTICED A SPRAY PLANE COME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF A BEAN FIELD IN SECTION 17, GLYNDON TOWNSHIP, GLYDON, MINNESOTA. DEPUTY BREDMAN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT OF THE PLANE, MR. ALVIN ONIEL HOFF JR. MR. HOFF STATED THAT HE WAS HAPPLY HIS AIRPLANE WAS RIGHT SIDE UP BECAUSE HE HAD JUST RUN OUT OF FUEL DURING HIS LAST PASS WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO NEGOTIATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. PILOT ALVIN HOFF REFUELED HIS AIRCRAFT (N3669X) AT THE SCENE DURING THE DEPUTY SHERIFFS INVESTIGATION. HE THAN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DEPARTED BEFORE THE FAA HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. BECAUSE OF THE MUCH OF THE INFORMATION, REQUIRED FOR THIS REPORT, WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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