What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: June 6, 1995 at approximately 1430 local CDT, C172, N1315F experienced a banging noise and severe engine vibration. The engine lost oil pressure and was shut off. In restarting the engine the vibration came back and the oil pressure was virtually gone. The engine was shut off and a forced field landing was made without any damage. The pilot, Mr. Norval e. baird, had been flying straight and level prior to the incident on a return flight to dyersburg after giving instrument flying instructions to Mr. Jack c. perkins. Aircraft engine inspection found a broken rod. The damaged rod and piston assembly was sent to Continental for analysis the cause of the failure is unknown at this time. Aircraft specialties services, sentry and jewell aircraft, inc., maintenance records for prior overhaul were satisfactory.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: JUNE 6, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL CDT, C172, N1315F EXPERIENCED A BANGING NOISE AND SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND WAS SHUT OFF. IN RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VIBRATION CAME BACK AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS VIRTUALLY GONE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND A FORCED FIELD LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. THE PILOT, MR. NORVAL E. BAIRD, HAD BEEN FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT ON A RETURN FLIGHT TO DYERSBURG AFTER GIVING INSTRUMENT FLYING INSTRUCTIONS TO MR. JACK C. PERKINS. AIRCRAFT ENGINE INSPECTION FOUND A BROKEN ROD. THE DAMAGED ROD AND PISTON ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO CONTINENTAL FOR ANALYSIS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT SPECIALTIES SERVICES, SENTRY AND JEWELL AIRCRAFT, INC., MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR PRIOR OVERHAUL WERE SATISFACTORY.