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.
(-5) Pilot landed in a field 10 miles NE of Great Falls, Montana after the engine quit. Engine quit because of fuel depletion on one side while pilot was attempting to switch fuel tanks. There was fuel in the other tank.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD 10 MILES NE OF GREAT FALLS, MONTANA AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. ENGINE QUIT BECAUSE OF FUEL DEPLETION ON ONE SIDE WHILE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS. THERE WAS FUEL IN THE OTHER TANK.
Other reports on N30348 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.