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.
(-23) Pilot ran left aux. Tank dry. When he tried to switch selector to main tank, it was prevented from going into detent position by a quarter that was lodged beneath main tank selector. Pilot removed quarter and selected main tank. Left engine then started. Report enclosed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT RAN LEFT AUX. TANK DRY. WHEN HE TRIED TO SWITCH SELECTOR TO MAIN TANK, IT WAS PREVENTED FROM GOING INTO DETENT POSITION BY A QUARTER THAT WAS LODGED BENEATH MAIN TANK SELECTOR. PILOT REMOVED QUARTER AND SELECTED MAIN TANK. LEFT ENGINE THEN STARTED. REPORT ENCLOSED.