What happened
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Plane nosed down into street after hitting high tension wires. (-4)the airplane's engine abruptly lost power while cruising at 1700 feet above ground level. The pilot attempted a forced landing to a corn field. On approach, the landing gear of the airplane caught on some powerlines. The airplane pitched down, struck a road and slid approximately 30 feet before coming to a stop. Examination of the wreckage revealed oil streaked down the right side of the fuselage beginning just aft of the engine cowling. Examination of the engine revealed a rupture in an oil pressure line leading to the number 1 cylinder. The number 1 and 2 intake valves were found stuck open due to lack of lubrication.
As the FAA filed it
PLANE NOSED DOWN INTO STREET AFTER HITTING HIGH TENSION WIRES. (-4)THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 1700 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A FORCED LANDING TO A CORN FIELD. ON APPROACH, THE LANDING GEAR OF THE AIRPLANE CAUGHT ON SOME POWERLINES. THE AIRPLANE PITCHED DOWN, STRUCK A ROAD AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED OIL STREAKED DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE BEGINNING JUST AFT OF THE ENGINE COWLING. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A RUPTURE IN AN OIL PRESSURE LINE LEADING TO THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER. THE NUMBER 1 AND 2 INTAKE VALVES WERE FOUND STUCK OPEN DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.
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