What happened
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IFR currency flight check. Lost power at map. Engine at 1700 RPM then quit prior landing. Blamed carb ice. Heat on. (-23) the aircraft was on an IFR flight plan from ionia, Michigan to Coshocton, Ohio. The pilot had a flight instructor with him to perform an instrument competency check flight while he was flying to Coshocton. In the vicinity of Coshocton, the pilots experienced airspeed indicator problems, missed the airport, experienced a substantial loss of power resulting in an emergency landing in an open field. A preliminary inspection of the aircraft found a nose gear and left main gear separated from the aircraft. When the engine was raised up, the left wing came off. An inspection of the engine fuel supply, carburetor heat valve, engine controls and general condition did not produce any significant finding for the loss of power. The engine was subsequently run and performed satisfactory.
As the FAA filed it
IFR CURRENCY FLIGHT CHECK. LOST POWER AT MAP. ENGINE AT 1700 RPM THEN QUIT PRIOR LANDING. BLAMED CARB ICE. HEAT ON. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM IONIA, MICHIGAN TO COSHOCTON, OHIO. THE PILOT HAD A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH HIM TO PERFORM AN INSTRUMENT COMPETENCY CHECK FLIGHT WHILE HE WAS FLYING TO COSHOCTON. IN THE VICINITY OF COSHOCTON, THE PILOTS EXPERIENCED AIRSPEED INDICATOR PROBLEMS, MISSED THE AIRPORT, EXPERIENCED A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF POWER RESULTING IN AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND A NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RAISED UP, THE LEFT WING CAME OFF. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY, CARBURETOR HEAT VALVE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND GENERAL CONDITION DID NOT PRODUCE ANY SIGNIFICANT FINDING FOR THE LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RUN AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY.
NTSB investigation
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