What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot made an emergency landing in an alfalfa field because of fuel exhaustion, approximately 2 miles south of Westside, Iowa. The landing was made with substantial damage to the left hand gearbox at the fuselage, the left flap, left wing, and propeller. The pilot was performing aerial application to a field when the aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot failed to visually check the fuel amount before departing. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD BECAUSE OF FUEL EXHAUSTION, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF WESTSIDE, IOWA. THE LANDING WAS MADE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND GEARBOX AT THE FUSELAGE, THE LEFT FLAP, LEFT WING, AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION TO A FIELD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL AMOUNT BEFORE DEPARTING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.