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) Sole aircraft occupant and PIC, randall l. michael departed morris, IL (C09) enroute to chicago midway (mdw) and experienced fuel exhaustion. Landed in an open field in country club hills, IL. N27RW sustained only minor damage during emergency landing. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SOLE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANT AND PIC, RANDALL L. MICHAEL DEPARTED MORRIS, IL (C09) ENROUTE TO CHICAGO MIDWAY (MDW) AND EXPERIENCED FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD IN COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, IL. N27RW SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.