What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power on climbout. Stalled trying to land on a road. Suspect carburetor ice. No engine defects found. (-23) on August 18, 1995 at approximately 1815 CDT, a Cessna 150, N11346, departed runway 36R at Southern Illinois Airport, Carbondale, Illinois. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot-in-command requested clearance to land on runway 18R at Carbondale. Carbondale ATCT operators observed N11346 losing altitude, and after barely clearing a tree line, the aircraft disappeared from sight. The aircraft crashed approximately 1/2 mile north of the departure end of runway 36R while attempting to turn back to the airport. The private, airplane single engine land rated pilot-in-command and his passenger, a student pilot, received serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The cause for loss of engine power is still under investigation.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. STALLED TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. (-23) ON AUGUST 18, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1815 CDT, A CESSNA 150, N11346, DEPARTED RUNWAY 36R AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT, CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18R AT CARBONDALE. CARBONDALE ATCT OPERATORS OBSERVED N11346 LOSING ALTITUDE, AND AFTER BARELY CLEARING A TREE LINE, THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36R WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE, AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS PASSENGER, A STUDENT PILOT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE FOR LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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