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.
New private pilot in command mismanaged fuel due to stress of electrical/alternator issues with airplane. Apparently overlooked tank switchover, running tank dry at low altitude (2000 AGL) was unable to restart. Executed power off emergency landing 1.5 NM nnw of the shelby county airport.
As the FAA filed it
NEW PRIVATE PILOT IN COMMAND MISMANAGED FUEL DUE TO STRESS OF ELECTRICAL/ALTERNATOR ISSUES WITH AIRPLANE. APPARENTLY OVERLOOKED TANK SWITCHOVER, RUNNING TANK DRY AT LOW ALTITUDE (2000 AGL) WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. EXECUTED POWER OFF EMERGENCY LANDING 1.5 NM NNW OF THE SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT.
Other reports on N4166Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.