What happened
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Engine failure, attempted to make emergency landing in a field, struck power lines, crashed and burned. (.4)during an en route descent at night to the destination airport, the airplane's engine lost power. Subsequently, diring a forced landing, the airplane impacted powerlines and poles, then it crashed, and a fire erupted. Witnesses reported that engine 'noise was not heard.' The pilot reported that he had one tank showing rubber particles in the fuel each time he drained fuel, but the other fuel cell (replaced in January 1995) did not bleed rubber through the sump. The postimpact fire destroyed the fuel tanks and lines. The main fuel screen of the fuel control unit was clear of debris, and fuel was found in the fuel control unit and the fuel pump. One propeller blade had marks consistent with the powerline cable diameter. Flight control continuity was confirmed by tracing the airplane control cables. Maintenance records did not reveal any open discrepancy. During a postaccident engine test run, the engine performed within the manufacturer's specifications. (-23) see narrative #FTW96LA335.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE FAILURE, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, STRUCK POWER LINES, CRASHED AND BURNED. (.4)DURING AN EN ROUTE DESCENT AT NIGHT TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, DIRING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED POWERLINES AND POLES, THEN IT CRASHED, AND A FIRE ERUPTED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT ENGINE 'NOISE WAS NOT HEARD.' THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD ONE TANK SHOWING RUBBER PARTICLES IN THE FUEL EACH TIME HE DRAINED FUEL, BUT THE OTHER FUEL CELL (REPLACED IN JANUARY 1995) DID NOT BLEED RUBBER THROUGH THE SUMP. THE POSTIMPACT FIRE DESTROYED THE FUEL TANKS AND LINES. THE MAIN FUEL SCREEN OF THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WAS CLEAR OF DEBRIS, AND FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND THE FUEL PUMP. ONE PROPELLER BLADE HAD MARKS CONSISTENT WITH THE POWERLINE CABLE DIAMETER. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED BY TRACING THE AIRPLANE CONTROL CABLES. MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT REVEAL ANY OPEN DISCREPANCY. DURING A POSTACCIDENT ENGINE TEST RUN, THE ENGINE PERFORMED WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #FTW96LA335.
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