What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 6, 2006 at 1235 eastern standard time, an experimental carlson Lancair Propjet, N750LC, registered to a private owner and operated by a private pilot as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, lost engine power and crashed during a forced landing on a road in Dalton, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an instrument flight rules plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces, and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from teh dekalb taylor municipal airport, dekalb, Illinois, on November 6, 2006 at 0932. According to the FAA atlanta air route traffic control center personnel the pilot reported that he was descending without engine power. He declared an emergency and requested to be radar vectored to the nearest airport. While being radar vectored to the Dalton Municipal Airport, the pilot reported that he would not make it to the airport. According to witnesses, the airplane made a "hard right bank" while attempting to land on Georgia highway 52 (GA-52), and the right wing collided with the road. The airplane cart wheeled several times before coming to a stop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006 AT 1235 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL CARLSON LANCAIR PROPJET, N750LC, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASHED DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD IN DALTON, GEORGIA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TEH DEKALB TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEKALB, ILLINOIS, ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006 AT 0932. ACCORDING TO THE FAA ATLANTA AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER PERSONNEL THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS DESCENDING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED TO BE RADAR VECTORED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED TO THE DALTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRPLANE MADE A "HARD RIGHT BANK" WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY 52 (GA-52), AND THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH THE ROAD. THE AIRPLANE CART WHEELED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.