What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 25, 2005, pilot departed home base, cedar city, ut at or about 1640 local with reportedly full tanks. He flew to elko, NY and did a touch and go landing at or about 1940. Then flew to ely where he wanted to land but failed to activate the runway lights. Continued to the Wilson Creek VOR and contacted salt lake center for assistance to fly direct to cedar city. Center helped determine the amount of fuel needed to cdc and offered an alternative airport for landing. Shortly after receiving radar vectors, the pilot reported he was gliding and out of fuel. Radio contact was lost. The aircraft crashed into the wilderness and apparently stayed in a tree. Pilot was able to depart the airplane and climb out of the tree in the morning. He was found by locals of the area and returned to safety.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2005, PILOT DEPARTED HOME BASE, CEDAR CITY, UT AT OR ABOUT 1640 LOCAL WITH REPORTEDLY FULL TANKS. HE FLEW TO ELKO, NY AND DID A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT OR ABOUT 1940. THEN FLEW TO ELY WHERE HE WANTED TO LAND BUT FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. CONTINUED TO THE WILSON CREEK VOR AND CONTACTED SALT LAKE CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE TO FLY DIRECT TO CEDAR CITY. CENTER HELPED DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL NEEDED TO CDC AND OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT FOR LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS GLIDING AND OUT OF FUEL. RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WILDERNESS AND APPARENTLY STAYED IN A TREE. PILOT WAS ABLE TO DEPART THE AIRPLANE AND CLIMB OUT OF THE TREE IN THE MORNING. HE WAS FOUND BY LOCALS OF THE AREA AND RETURNED TO SAFETY.
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