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.
Aircraft was being delivered on a ferry permit for annual inspection. Fuel burn was considerably higher than data supplied to pilot depicted. Pilot determined that he would not have fuel to continue, made precautionary landing on highway.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS BEING DELIVERED ON A FERRY PERMIT FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION. FUEL BURN WAS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN DATA SUPPLIED TO PILOT DEPICTED. PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE FUEL TO CONTINUE, MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON HIGHWAY.
Other reports on N98251 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.