What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On November 8, 1998, at 1330 mountain standard time, a Cessna CE-172M, N8883V, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing short of the runway at Alexander Municipal Airport, Belen, new Mexico. The private pilot received minor injuies and no flight plan was filed for this personal cross-country flight which originated from bonham, Texas, approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes prior to the accident. According to preliminary informantion, the pilot stopped at fort sumner, new Mexico, where he planned to purchase fuel. The pilot related that he could not find a person to sell him fuel so he continued towards Belen. The engine lost all power while on final approach and the aircraft was landed short of the runway of intended use and nosed over. Local authorities said they found no evidence of fuel in the aircraft. (.4) while en route to Belen, new Mexico, the pilot landed at fort sumner where he planned to purchase fuel. He was unable to find a line person to sell him fuel, so flew to Belen without refueling. While on final approach to landing, the engine lost power and the aircraft landed short of the runway. The pilot stated in his accident report: `[I] departed fort sumner thinking I had enough fuel to reach Belen. [I] didn't make it.'this was subsequently suppported by local authorities, who confirmed they found no evidence of fuel in the fuel tanks. (-23) on November 8, 1998, at 1330 MST, a Cessna 172M, N8883V, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing in a field adjacent to runway 21 at the Alexander Municipal Airport just west of Belen, NM. The forced landing resulted from fuel exhaustion on a flight from ft. sumner, NM to Belen. The owner/pilot was the only soul on board. He sustained minor injuries which were treated at a hospital in albuquerque, NM after which he was released.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON NOVEMBER 8, 1998, AT 1330 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA CE-172M, N8883V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJUIES AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM BONHAM, TEXAS, APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMANTION, THE PILOT STOPPED AT FORT SUMNER, NEW MEXICO, WHERE HE PLANNED TO PURCHASE FUEL. THE PILOT RELATED THAT HE COULD NOT FIND A PERSON TO SELL HIM FUEL SO HE CONTINUED TOWARDS BELEN. THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY OF INTENDED USE AND NOSED OVER. LOCAL AUTHORITIES SAID THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE AIRCRAFT. (.4) WHILE EN ROUTE TO BELEN, NEW MEXICO, THE PILOT LANDED AT FORT SUMNER WHERE HE PLANNED TO PURCHASE FUEL. HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A LINE PERSON TO SELL HIM FUEL, SO FLEW TO BELEN WITHOUT REFUELING. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS ACCIDENT REPORT: `[I] DEPARTED FORT SUMNER THINKING I HAD ENOUGH FUEL TO REACH BELEN. [I] DIDN'T MAKE IT.'THIS WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SUPPPORTED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, WHO CONFIRMED THEY FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANKS. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 8, 1998, AT 1330 MST, A CESSNA 172M, N8883V, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT JUST WEST OF BELEN, NM. THE FORCED LANDING RESULTED FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION ON A FLIGHT FROM FT. SUMNER, NM TO BELEN. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHICH WERE TREATED AT A HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM AFTER WHICH HE WAS RELEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.