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 en route from bolingbrook, Illinois to st. paul, Minnesota. A fuel stop was planned at monroe, Wisconsin and ran out of fuel 5 NM se of that airport. As CFI pilot was descending to make emergency landing on road with landing gear extended, he snagged four electrical wires across powerline poles with the left wing which flung aircraft into ditch alongside road. Pilot did not receive a scratch, though aircraft had numerous electrical burns as well as a nose gear collapse after impact.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE FROM BOLINGBROOK, ILLINOIS TO ST.PAUL, MINNESOTA. A FUEL STOP WAS PLANNED AT MONROE, WISCONSIN AND RAN OUT OF FUEL 5 NM SE OF THAT AIRPORT. AS CFI PILOT WAS DESCENDING TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD WITH LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, HE SNAGGED FOUR ELECTRICAL WIRES ACROSS POWERLINE POLES WITH THE LEFT WING WHICH FLUNG AIRCRAFT INTO DITCH ALONGSIDE ROAD. PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A SCRATCH, THOUGH AIRCRAFT HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL BURNS AS WELL AS A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.