What happened
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Acft engine fialed, and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in a field next to I-24, other circumstances are unknown, the accident occurred 3 miles north of Vienna, IL. (.19) on April 7, 1999, at 1530 central daylight time, a Mooney M20J, N9969X, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage during a forced landing near Vienna, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was not on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The flight originated from barkley regional airport, paducah, Kentucky en route to airlake airport near minneapolis, Minnesota. Approximately 15 minutes after takeoff, the pilot declared an emergency with the air traffic control tower (ATCT) at barkley regional airport. He asked the ATCT for radar vectors to the nearest airport. ATCT informed him that they had no radar and that he would have to contact memphis air route traffic control center (ARTCC) for those services. He contacted memphis ARTCC and was informed that he was too low for their radar. He reported that he was going to land on highway 24. The airplane was found in a pasture approximately three miles north of Vienna, Illinois. The pilot was interviewed and has stated that he does not recall the accident flight. (-23) approximately 15 minutes after takeoff from barkley regional airport in paducah, Kentucky, the pilot declared an emergency with ATCT at barkley and asked for vectors to the nearest airport. The aircraft was found in a pasture approximately three miles north of Vienna, Illinois, with substantial damage. The pilot and one passenger received serious injuries. A witness has stated that he heard the engine cutting out and then quitting altogether prior to the aircraft going down.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENGINE FIALED, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEXT TO I-24, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 3 MILES NORTH OF VIENNA, IL. (.19) ON APRIL 7, 1999, AT 1530 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY M20J, N9969X, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR VIENNA, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY EN ROUTE TO AIRLAKE AIRPORT NEAR MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) AT BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. HE ASKED THE ATCT FOR RADAR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. ATCT INFORMED HIM THAT THEY HAD NO RADAR AND THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT MEMPHIS AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) FOR THOSE SERVICES. HE CONTACTED MEMPHIS ARTCC AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS TOO LOW FOR THEIR RADAR. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 24. THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES NORTH OF VIENNA, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND HAS STATED THAT HE DOES NOT RECALL THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT. (-23) APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATCT AT BARKLEY AND ASKED FOR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES NORTH OF VIENNA, ILLINOIS, WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. A WITNESS HAS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE ENGINE CUTTING OUT AND THEN QUITTING ALTOGETHER PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT GOING DOWN.
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