What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft landed in a field due to fuel starvation. (.19)on November 22, 1998, at 1200 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N2691T, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing about four miles west of the Iowa Falls airprot, near Iowa Falls, Iowa. The pilot stated that the airplane suffered fuel starvation. The private pilot and two passengers reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed fairbault, Minnesota, about 1100. (.4) the pilot said that he departed Kansas city. Missouri, and flew to fairbault, Minnesota. He then continued en route to ames, Iowa. While in cruise flight the engine lost power and he switched fuel tanks; however, was unable to reach his destination when the engine again lost power. The pilot said that the airplane suffered fuel exhaustion. An examination of the airplane after the accident indicated no usable fuel in either fuel tank. No fuel stains were found on the bottom of the airplane or around the accident site. No fuel leaks were found around the fuel lines, from the fuel tanks to the engine. The fuel caps did not indicate any leaks.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LANDED IN A FIELD DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. (.19)ON NOVEMBER 22, 1998, AT 1200 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N2691T, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING ABOUT FOUR MILES WEST OF THE IOWA FALLS AIRPROT, NEAR IOWA FALLS, IOWA. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED FUEL STARVATION. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FAIRBAULT, MINNESOTA, ABOUT 1100. (.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DEPARTED KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI, AND FLEW TO FAIRBAULT, MINNESOTA. HE THEN CONTINUED EN ROUTE TO AMES, IOWA. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS; HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION WHEN THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER. THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED FUEL EXHAUSTION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT INDICATED NO USABLE FUEL IN EITHER FUEL TANK. NO FUEL STAINS WERE FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE OR AROUND THE ACCIDENT SITE. NO FUEL LEAKS WERE FOUND AROUND THE FUEL LINES, FROM THE FUEL TANKS TO THE ENGINE. THE FUEL CAPS DID NOT INDICATE ANY LEAKS.
NTSB investigation
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