What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lost power on climbout. Landed in highway ditch. Witness heard engine backfiring. No anomalies were found. (.4) the pilot reported that he had preflighted the airplane and performed the engine run-up and control checks, and all engine indications looked normal. He reported that at about 300 feet AGL the engine had a loss of power. The airplane landed in a ditch and hit a concrete bridge abutment/culvert. Witnesses reported that the engine was 'missing, faltering, and sputtering.' Inspection revealed that airplane's engine and aircraft systems had continuity or were capable of operating normally. The fuel sample was clear and bright. The engine operated within manufacturing specifications when it was run on a test stand. The aircraft's weight and balance were within limits on takeoff. The takeoff weight was about 2,856 pounds and the gross weight limit was 2,900 pounds.
As the FAA filed it
LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN HIGHWAY DITCH. WITNESS HEARD ENGINE BACKFIRING. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PREFLIGHTED THE AIRPLANE AND PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUN-UP AND CONTROL CHECKS, AND ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS LOOKED NORMAL. HE REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL THE ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN A DITCH AND HIT A CONCRETE BRIDGE ABUTMENT/CULVERT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS 'MISSING, FALTERING, AND SPUTTERING.' INSPECTION REVEALED THAT AIRPLANE'S ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS HAD CONTINUITY OR WERE CAPABLE OF OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FUEL SAMPLE WAS CLEAR AND BRIGHT. THE ENGINE OPERATED WITHIN MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS WHEN IT WAS RUN ON A TEST STAND. THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT AND BALANCE WERE WITHIN LIMITS ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WEIGHT WAS ABOUT 2,856 POUNDS AND THE GROSS WEIGHT LIMIT WAS 2,900 POUNDS.