What happened
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On December 31,1998, quit. Acft made emergency landing coming to rest in trees. On December 31, 1998, at 1205 central standard time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N25778, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near peaster, Texas. The Private pilot and pilot rated passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to ljf services, inc. of argyle, Texas, and operated by split s aviation of fort worht, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the title 14CFR part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from hicks airfield airport,fort worth, Texas,at 1000, and departed an intermediate stop of possum kingdom airport, graford, Texas, about 25 minutes prior to the accident. The pilot and passenger reported that they were returning to hicks airfield airport, at 2,500 feet MSL, when the aircraft's "engine quit without any hesitation, just like turning off a light switch."the pilot initiated a forced landing and turned towards a Private airstrip (blo) located 2 miles west of their location. According to the passenger, the Private airstrip "was the nearest place to put down the plane safely." During the descent, the pilot was unsuccessful in restarting the engine. Due to "not enough altitude" the aircraft impacted trees approximately one quarter mile east of the airstrip. Examination of the wreckage by FAA inspector revealed the empennage seperated from the fuselage in some trees. The airplane was found up against some trees partially inverted with its nose pointing upward. Examination of the accident site revealed evidence of fuel. (-23) on December 31, 1998, at 12:05 p.m., a Cessna CE-152, N25778, operated by split "s" flight training on a training flight, experienced an engine failure in cruise flight and crashed into trees during landing near Mineral Wells, Texas. VFR flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and safety pilot suffered minor injuries. The pilot holds a Private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land. The flight originated at hicks airfield airport, fort worth, Texas, on December 31, 1998, at 10:00 am. Maintenance troubleshooting did not reveal any failure of the powerplant.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 31,1998, QUIT. ACFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING COMING TO REST IN TREES. ON DECEMBER 31, 1998, AT 1205 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N25778, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR PEASTER, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO LJF SERVICES, INC. OF ARGYLE, TEXAS, AND OPERATED BY SPLIT S AVIATION OF FORT WORHT, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE TITLE 14CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HICKS AIRFIELD AIRPORT,FORT WORTH, TEXAS,AT 1000, AND DEPARTED AN INTERMEDIATE STOP OF POSSUM KINGDOM AIRPORT, GRAFORD, TEXAS, ABOUT 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THEY WERE RETURNING TO HICKS AIRFIELD AIRPORT, AT 2,500 FEET MSL, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S "ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT ANY HESITATION, JUST LIKE TURNING OFF A LIGHT SWITCH."THE PILOT INITIATED A FORCED LANDING AND TURNED TOWARDS A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (BLO) LOCATED 2 MILES WEST OF THEIR LOCATION. ACCORDING TO THE PASSENGER, THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP "WAS THE NEAREST PLACE TO PUT DOWN THE PLANE SAFELY." DURING THE DESCENT, THE PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN RESTARTING THE ENGINE. DUE TO "NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE" THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE EAST OF THE AIRSTRIP. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED THE EMPENNAGE SEPERATED FROM THE FUSELAGE IN SOME TREES.THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND UP AGAINST SOME TREES PARTIALLY INVERTED WITH ITS NOSE POINTING UPWARD. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF FUEL. (-23) ON DECEMBER 31, 1998, AT 12:05 P.M., A CESSNA CE-152, N25778, OPERATED BY SPLIT "S" FLIGHT TRAINING ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND CRASHED INTO TREES DURING LANDING NEAR MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND SAFETY PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH RATINGS FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HICKS AIRFIELD AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON DECEMBER 31, 1998, AT 10:00 AM. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING DID NOT REVEAL ANY FAILURE OF THE POWERPLANT.
NTSB investigation
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