What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On Sunday, August 27, 2000, N2451R, a Piper PA-28-180, landed 1200 feet short of the approach end of runway 16 at Plattsmouth municipal airprot, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The aircraft came to rest in a soybean field on an approximate heading of 275 deg. The flight originated in spearfish, south dakota, with a fuel stop in anisworth, Nebraska. Investigation revealed both fuel tanks on the iarcrat were dry with less than one cup of fuel in the gascolater. The pilot and 3 passengers were uninjuried. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2000, N2451R, A PIPER PA-28-180, LANDED 1200 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 16 AT PLATTSMOUTH MUNICIPAL AIRPROT, PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SOYBEAN FIELD ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 275 DEG. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA, WITH A FUEL STOP IN ANISWORTH, NEBRASKA. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH FUEL TANKS ON THE IARCRAT WERE DRY WITH LESS THAN ONE CUP OF FUEL IN THE GASCOLATER. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURIED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.