What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 28, 2019 N43449 was operated from ogallala, NE (oge) with the intent of landing at Rock Springs, WY (rks).
The pilot stated that he departed ogalala NE at about 1345 with his wife and a child occupying the right seat and two children in the back seats. Approaching rks he realized he was low on fuel, switched tanks and in a short time the engine stopped operating due to fuel exhaustion. He performed an off field landing 3 miles due east of rks.
On February 1, 2019 the aircraft was inspected and approved for return to service by an airframe and powerplant technician with no defects noted. The NTSB and FAA released the aircraft to the owner.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 28, 2019 N43449 WAS OPERATED FROM OGALLALA, NE (OGE) WITH THE INTENT OF LANDING AT ROCK SPRINGS, WY (RKS).
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED OGALALA NE AT ABOUT 1345 WITH HIS WIFE AND A CHILD OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT AND TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEATS. APPROACHING RKS HE REALIZED HE WAS LOW ON FUEL, SWITCHED TANKS AND IN A SHORT TIME THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. HE PERFORMED AN OFF FIELD LANDING 3 MILES DUE EAST OF RKS.
ON FEBRUARY 1, 2019 THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE BY AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT TECHNICIAN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE NTSB AND FAA RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE OWNER.