What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 2/4/2000 at approximately 2005 CST, Cessna 150, N3870J, owned and operated by privacy data omitted delcared an emergency with grand forks approach control due to engine roughness. The flight had originated at billings, mt enroute to grand forks, ND with a fight plan ETA of 2030. The pilot received vectors to the Larimore, ND airport and landed without incident. A post flight inspection of the aircraft indiacted a state of near fuel exhaustion. The pilot was interviewed and his preflight planning verified that he had required fuel reserves planned. The pilot has owned the aircraft for ABOUT5 years and had accumulated 500 in it. The carburetor had been overhauled a year earlier but fuel consumption had not increased. The aicraft had returned to billings without encountering an increased fuel consumption. The aircrat is scheduled for an annual inspection at the time of this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 2/4/2000 AT APPROXIMATELY 2005 CST, CESSNA 150, N3870J, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ DELCARED AN EMERGENCY WITH GRAND FORKS APPROACH CONTROL DUE TO ENGINE ROUGHNESS. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT BILLINGS, MT ENROUTE TO GRAND FORKS, ND WITH A FIGHT PLAN ETA OF 2030. THE PILOT RECEIVED VECTORS TO THE LARIMORE, ND AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT INDIACTED A STATE OF NEAR FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND HIS PREFLIGHT PLANNING VERIFIED THAT HE HAD REQUIRED FUEL RESERVES PLANNED. THE PILOT HAS OWNED THE AIRCRAFT FOR ABOUT5 YEARS AND HAD ACCUMULATED 500 IN IT. THE CARBURETOR HAD BEEN OVERHAULED A YEAR EARLIER BUT FUEL CONSUMPTION HAD NOT INCREASED. THE AICRAFT HAD RETURNED TO BILLINGS WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING AN INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION. THE AIRCRAT IS SCHEDULED FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.