What happened
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Acft experienced engine problems and was cleared to the nearest arpt, but the acft was unable to make it to the airport and crashed, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)normal cruise at 9000' VMC, aircraft began to run rough and later quit running. Restart was unsuccessful. Pilot struck 2 pine trees with left wing and elevator, remained airborne and traveled 127' prior to ground impact. Aircraft slid approximately 65' on the ground and spun 150 degrees to the left. Initial investigation indicates that a newly installed rebuilt fuel servo failed in flight. It is believed this failure resulted in an excessively rich mixture caused the engine to run rough and ultimately fail.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WAS CLEARED TO THE NEAREST ARPT, BUT THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND CRASHED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)NORMAL CRUISE AT 9000' VMC, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LATER QUIT RUNNING. RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT STRUCK 2 PINE TREES WITH LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR, REMAINED AIRBORNE AND TRAVELED 127' PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 65' ON THE GROUND AND SPUN 150 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. INITIAL INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT A NEWLY INSTALLED REBUILT FUEL SERVO FAILED IN FLIGHT. IT IS BELIEVED THIS FAILURE RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVELY RICH MIXTURE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGH AND ULTIMATELY FAIL.
NTSB investigation
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