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.
Acft reported fuel emergency prior to forced landing in a tomato field 1 mile n of Sacramento int'l airpor. 1 serious, 2 minor injuries. (-23)aircraft departed portland, Oregon enroute to longbeach, California with a planned fuel stop at Sacramento international airport. Aircraft engine sputtered at approximately 30 miles out of Sacramento, at that itme pilot switched from the left to the right tank and engine smoothed out. Approximately 10 miles from Sacramento the engine quit and the aircraft made a off airport emergency landing in a field approximately 2 miles from Sacramento international airport.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT REPORTED FUEL EMERGENCY PRIOR TO FORCED LANDING IN A TOMATO FIELD 1 MILE N OF SACRAMENTO INT'L AIRPOR. 1 SERIOUS, 2 MINOR INJURIES. (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PORTLAND, OREGON ENROUTE TO LONGBEACH, CALIFORNIA WITH A PLANNED FUEL STOP AT SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT ENGINE SPUTTERED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES OUT OF SACRAMENTO, AT THAT ITME PILOT SWITCHED FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT TANK AND ENGINE SMOOTHED OUT. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM SACRAMENTO THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.