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.
The aircraft experienced a loss of engine power. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. Aircraft maintenance determined that a vented fuel cap was not venting properly allowing a vacuum to develop in the fuel tank restricting the fuel flow to the engine.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT A VENTED FUEL CAP WAS NOT VENTING PROPERLY ALLOWING A VACUUM TO DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK RESTRICTING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.
Other reports on N4849D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.