What happened
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Advised icing. Encountered. VOR approach but missed. Descended. Saw aipport, had to circle. Engine quit. Hit trees. (-23) the pilot requested the VOR 30 siap at ste due to ice accumulation. The pilot stated when he reached mda he saw a hole in the clouds and a road below it so he descended through the hole. He said he had accumulated 3/4 in of ice on the aircraft and attempted to circle to land on runway 3 at 300' to 400' AGL. The pilot stated the aircraft lost power and he impacted the trees. The private pilot, passenger's statement is consistent with that of the pilot. On site inspection of the engine did not indicate any mechanical problems.
As the FAA filed it
ADVISED ICING. ENCOUNTERED. VOR APPROACH BUT MISSED. DESCENDED. SAW AIPPORT, HAD TO CIRCLE. ENGINE QUIT. HIT TREES. (-23) THE PILOT REQUESTED THE VOR 30 SIAP AT STE DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE REACHED MDA HE SAW A HOLE IN THE CLOUDS AND A ROAD BELOW IT SO HE DESCENDED THROUGH THE HOLE. HE SAID HE HAD ACCUMULATED 3/4 IN OF ICE ON THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT 300' TO 400' AGL. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND HE IMPACTED THE TREES. THE PRIVATE PILOT, PASSENGER'S STATEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF THE PILOT. ON SITE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE DID NOT INDICATE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.
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