What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: history of flight; on December 16, 1995, a Piper PA-24-250, N7171P on a VFR flight plan from chattanooga, TN to tulsa (riverside), ok declared an emergency, after the engine failed at approx. 4500 ft. MSL. Aircraft received vectors to Walnut Ridge Regional Airport, and landed without incident at 1430 CST. Damage to aircraft: none. Test and research: maintenance personnel could not determine any mechanical reason for the engine to quit other than carburetor icing, and carb. Heat, and statements from others involved in the after incident troubleshooting and conversations with the pilot, concur that carb. Icing probably did occur. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT; ON DECEMBER 16, 1995, A PIPER PA-24-250, N7171P ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM CHATTANOOGA, TN TO TULSA (RIVERSIDE), OK DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED AT APPROX. 4500 FT. MSL. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED VECTORS TO WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL AIRPORT, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1430 CST. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: NONE. TEST AND RESEARCH: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL COULD NOT DETERMINE ANY MECHANICAL REASON FOR THE ENGINE TO QUIT OTHER THAN CARBURETOR ICING, AND CARB. HEAT, AND STATEMENTS FROM OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE AFTER INCIDENT TROUBLESHOOTING AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PILOT, CONCUR THAT CARB. ICING PROBABLY DID OCCUR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.
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