What happened
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(-23) Engine started to sputter and lost power approx. 9 miles from eufala, AL, pilot attempted emergency landing on county road 79. Right wing tip hit power line causing loss of control. Pilot attempted to correct, aircraft hit down on road and abruptly veered to the right. Aircraft continued moving along the shoulder of the road contacting several small trees and brush. Nose and main gears separated from the aircraft along with the right wing. There was also damage to the fuselage and left wing. (.4) while descending to land at the destination airport, the engine lost power. The pilot was able to maintain some engine power by moving the throttle in and out. While attempting a forced landing on a road, the flight encountered a truck and had to pull up. The right wing collided with power lines, the airplane crashed onto the road, slid off the road, and collided with trees. The pilot estimated there was 10 gallons of fuel remaining after the accident. Examination of the carburetor after the accident showed the inlet fuel screen was blocked about 50 percent with fiberglass debris, however there was no evidence of precrash mechanical failure or malfunction of the carburetor. The engine was operated to full power after the accident using the accident carburetor and with the carburetor fuel inlet screen blocked 50 percent. There was no evidence of failure or malfunction of the engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER APPROX. 9 MILES FROM EUFALA, AL, PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING ON COUNTY ROAD 79. RIGHT WING TIP HIT POWER LINE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, AIRCRAFT HIT DOWN ON ROAD AND ABRUPTLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED MOVING ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD CONTACTING SEVERAL SMALL TREES AND BRUSH. NOSE AND MAIN GEARS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE RIGHT WING. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING. (.4) WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN SOME ENGINE POWER BY MOVING THE THROTTLE IN AND OUT. WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD, THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A TRUCK AND HAD TO PULL UP. THE RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES, THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ONTO THE ROAD, SLID OFF THE ROAD, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THERE WAS 10 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING AFTER THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR AFTER THE ACCIDENT SHOWED THE INLET FUEL SCREEN WAS BLOCKED ABOUT 50 PERCENT WITH FIBERGLASS DEBRIS, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PRECRASH MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE CARBURETOR. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED TO FULL POWER AFTER THE ACCIDENT USING THE ACCIDENT CARBURETOR AND WITH THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET SCREEN BLOCKED 50 PERCENT. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE.
NTSB investigation
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