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.
N32497 departed van nuys airport for a flight to kern valley airport and return to van nuys. On the return flight to van nuys N32947 ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in a field in Castaic. There was no damage to the aircraft. Both pilots stated they thought there was enough fuel on board for the flight.
As the FAA filed it
N32497 DEPARTED VAN NUYS AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT TO KERN VALLEY AIRPORT AND RETURN TO VAN NUYS. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT TO VAN NUYS N32947 RAN OUT OF FUEL AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD IN CASTAIC. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY THOUGHT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL ON BOARD FOR THE FLIGHT.
Other reports on N32947 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.