What happened
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(.4) The flight's destination was a farm near Bonham. During a low approach over the farm field, the pilot decided to abort the landing and go to jones field. During the aborted landing, a partial loss of engine power occurred. As the airplane descended toward a barn and trees, the pilot banked the airplane to the left and missed the barn. The left wing struck trees and the airplane impacted the ground coming to rest inverted. During an engine test run throughout a range of power settings, no mechanical discrepancies were found. The pilot reported a 102 degree (f) temperature, an altimeter setting of 30.00, and a site elevation of 600 feet. Utilizing this data, the calculated density altitude exceeded 3,000 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) THE FLIGHT'S DESTINATION WAS A FARM NEAR BONHAM. DURING A LOW APPROACH OVER THE FARM FIELD, THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND GO TO JONES FIELD. DURING THE ABORTED LANDING, A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED. AS THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TOWARD A BARN AND TREES, THE PILOT BANKED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT AND MISSED THE BARN. THE LEFT WING STRUCK TREES AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND COMING TO REST INVERTED. DURING AN ENGINE TEST RUN THROUGHOUT A RANGE OF POWER SETTINGS, NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. THE PILOT REPORTED A 102 DEGREE (F) TEMPERATURE, AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.00, AND A SITE ELEVATION OF 600 FEET. UTILIZING THIS DATA, THE CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE EXCEEDED 3,000 FEET.
NTSB investigation
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