What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was enroute from menominee, mi to international falls, MN. At approximately 1900 hours the pilot, james morrison, contacted msp center and declared an emergency - stating he was out of gas. Mr. Morrison made an emergency landing along highway 53 approximately 7 miles from the int. Airport. The right wing impacted a pine tree and was severed from the fuselage. The left wing & fuel tank were intact. The fuel selector was on the left tank. There was no fuel found onboard the aircraft and there was no evidence of fuel leakage or fuel spill on site.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MENOMINEE, MI TO INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN. AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 HOURS THE PILOT, JAMES MORRISON, CONTACTED MSP CENTER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY - STATING HE WAS OUT OF GAS. MR. MORRISON MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ALONG HIGHWAY 53 APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES FROM THE INT. AIRPORT. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A PINE TREE AND WAS SEVERED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE LEFT WING & FUEL TANK WERE INTACT. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE LEFT TANK. THERE WAS NO FUEL FOUND ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE OR FUEL SPILL ON SITE.
NTSB investigation
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