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) The pilot in command (PIC) failed to ensure all fuel tank caps were securely fastened prior to departure. Subsequently a significant quantity of fuel was lost due to siphoning, which occurred during all phases of flight. As a result, the fuel supply was exhausted and the engine ceased operating at the moment of touchdown on lake Hood, forcing the PIC to paddle the aircraft clear of the water-line.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FAILED TO ENSURE ALL FUEL TANK CAPS WERE SECURELY FASTENED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. SUBSEQUENTLY A SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY OF FUEL WAS LOST DUE TO SIPHONING, WHICH OCCURRED DURING ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED AND THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATING AT THE MOMENT OF TOUCHDOWN ON LAKE HOOD, FORCING THE PIC TO PADDLE THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE WATER-LINE.
Other reports on N9129M · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.