38.0862° N, 88.1721° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Carmi, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 4, 2009 · 16:50 local
Place
Carmi, IL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
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.
Fuel cap was not secured prior to flight and the aircraft ran out of fuel. Aircraft nosed over during attempted emergency landing in muddy field causing substantial damage to the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL CAP WAS NOT SECURED PRIOR TO FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN MUDDY FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.