What happened
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(-23) On 4/26/99, between 16:30 and 17:00 local time, aircraft departed marshall, MO (mhl) enroute to sedalia, MO (dmo). Aircrafts' flight hour meter (fhm) read 5259.3 hours at time of departure. Shortly after climb out from mhl pilot reported entering clouds, subsequently loosing sight of the airport and finding himself in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). An attempt to fly out of IMC was not successful and a descent was initiated in order to locate an emergency landing site. A rural road (houx) east of Mayview, MO. Was sited, and a landing (to the north) on houx road was attempted. Prior to touchdown, the left wing impacted several metal posts and an unused wooden telephone pole. The a/c came to a stop in an upright position in a ditch, on the west side of houx road, facing in a southwesterly direction. The pilot was not injured, but the a/c received substantial damage. A/c'sfhm read 5259.9 hours at accident location.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 4/26/99, BETWEEN 16:30 AND 17:00 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MARSHALL, MO (MHL) ENROUTE TO SEDALIA, MO (DMO). AIRCRAFTS' FLIGHT HOUR METER (FHM) READ 5259.3 HOURS AT TIME OF DEPARTURE. SHORTLY AFTER CLIMB OUT FROM MHL PILOT REPORTED ENTERING CLOUDS, SUBSEQUENTLY LOOSING SIGHT OF THE AIRPORT AND FINDING HIMSELF IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). AN ATTEMPT TO FLY OUT OF IMC WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL AND A DESCENT WAS INITIATED IN ORDER TO LOCATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING SITE. A RURAL ROAD (HOUX) EAST OF MAYVIEW, MO. WAS SITED, AND A LANDING (TO THE NORTH) ON HOUX ROAD WAS ATTEMPTED. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED SEVERAL METAL POSTS AND AN UNUSED WOODEN TELEPHONE POLE. THE A/C CAME TO A STOP IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN A DITCH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF HOUX ROAD, FACING IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, BUT THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. A/C'SFHM READ 5259.9 HOURS AT ACCIDENT LOCATION.^PRIVACY DATA OMI^
NTSB investigation
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