What happened
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Acft developed engine problems shortly after take-off, the pilot attempted to return to the arpt, and the acft crashed 1 mile from the arpt, other circumstances are uknown. (-23) on may 14, 199, at 1330 CST, a Cessna 177, N2343Y, registered to privacy data omitted collided with trees while executing a forced landing one mile southeast of Northwest Regional Airport (52F), Roanoke, Texas after departing the airport on a student pilot cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the student pilot and one of his two passengers were seriously injured. The flight originated at Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, Texas, on may 14, 1999, at 1325. CST.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT, AND THE ACFT CRASHED 1 MILE FROM THE ARPT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UKNOWN. (-23) ON MAY 14, 199, AT 1330 CST, A CESSNA 177, N2343Y, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA O^ COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE EXECUTING A FORCED LANDING ONE MILE SOUTHEAST OF NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (52F), ROANOKE, TEXAS AFTER DEPARTING THE AIRPORT ON A STUDENT PILOT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT AND ONE OF HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT, ROANOKE, TEXAS, ON MAY 14, 1999, AT 1325. CST.
NTSB investigation
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