What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On October 19, 2004, N6870G, a Cessna CE-150-L aircraft operated by the pilot privacy data omitted departed Denton airport, Denton Texas on an instructional flight when the pilot privacy data omitted experienced sudden engine failure. On-scene investigation of the aircraft revealed the starter drive clutch failed, shearing the crankshaft drive gear resulting in complete power loss shortly after take off. The pilot privacy data omitted and her student, privacy data omitted were not injured during the emergency landing, the aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2004, N6870G, A CESSNA CE-150-L AIRCRAFT OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DEPARTED DENTON AIRPORT, DENTON TEXAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE STARTER DRIVE CLUTCH FAILED, SHEARING THE CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GEAR RESULTING IN COMPLETE POWER LOSS SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND HER STUDENT, ^PRIVACY DA^ WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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