What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 23, 2011, PIC and CFI privacy data omitted was instructing student pilot and aircraft owner privacy data omitted in N5779V, a single engine 1966 Beechcraft musketeer. Shortly after takeoff from kpao at 1043, the aircraft engine missed, then failed. The pilots declared an emergency, and the PIC landed the aircraft in a field approximately two miles north of the airport. The pilots stated they had 25 gallons of fuel (15 in the right tank and roughly 10 in the left tank) at the start of the day, and had flown traffic patterns for one hour prior to the engine failure. Following the accident, the aircraft contained 12 gallons of fuel in the right tank and 2 cups of fuel in the left tank; neither fuel tank was breached by the impact. The two pilots were the only occupants and no injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 23, 2011, PIC AND CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTING STUDENT PILOT AND AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN N5779V, A SINGLE ENGINE 1966 BEECHCRAFT MUSKETEER. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KPAO AT 1043, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE MISSED, THEN FAILED. THE PILOTS DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AND THE PIC LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOTS STATED THEY HAD 25 GALLONS OF FUEL (15 IN THE RIGHT TANK AND ROUGHLY 10 IN THE LEFT TANK) AT THE START OF THE DAY, AND HAD FLOWN TRAFFIC PATTERNS FOR ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED 12 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK AND 2 CUPS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK; NEITHER FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED BY THE IMPACT. THE TWO PILOTS WERE THE ONLY OCCUPANTS AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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