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 was on a flight near the Wamego airport (69K) at 1437 local time when the engine began to lose power. The pilot determined that he was out of fuel and attempted to glide to 69K but was unable to make the airport. The pilot attempted a landing in an open area near a field planted with fully gown soybeans and corn. The aircraft landed upright and came to rest in the corn field. Damage to the aircraft was minor including a bent propeller, a minor dent to the left wing, and broken left strobe light. The pilot was not injured. No passengers were on board. Investigation revealed no fuel on board the aircraft and no evidence of leaked fuel on ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT NEAR THE WAMEGO AIRPORT (69K) AT 1437 LOCAL TIME WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT DETERMINED THAT HE WAS OUT OF FUEL AND ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE TO 69K BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA NEAR A FIELD PLANTED WITH FULLY GOWN SOYBEANS AND CORN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED UPRIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE CORN FIELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR INCLUDING A BENT PROPELLER, A MINOR DENT TO THE LEFT WING, AND BROKEN LEFT STROBE LIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKED FUEL ON GROUND.
Other reports on N88399 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.