What happened
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(-23)The pilot reported to ATC that he lost an engine enroute to springdale, Arkansas, at 5,500 feet. He requested vectors to the nearest airport; Waldron, Arkansas. The aircraft impacted trees and was destroyed before reaching the airport. Interviews with eyewitnesses in Waldron, Arkansas, indicated thet saw the aircraft with the right engine "hanging loose", smoke trailing behind the right engines, and the right cowlign missing. The stated the aircraft made a right descending turn in what they believed was an attempt to land at the airport. An on-scene investigation revealed extensive post fire damage, the right engine was severed from the right wing, and approximatley one foot of one of the right propeller blades was missing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT HE LOST AN ENGINE ENROUTE TO SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, AT 5,500 FEET. HE REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT; WALDRON, ARKANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND WAS DESTROYED BEFORE REACHING THE AIRPORT. INTERVIEWS WITH EYEWITNESSES IN WALDRON, ARKANSAS, INDICATED THET SAW THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE "HANGING LOOSE", SMOKE TRAILING BEHIND THE RIGHT ENGINES, AND THE RIGHT COWLIGN MISSING. THE STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT DESCENDING TURN IN WHAT THEY BELIEVED WAS AN ATTEMPT TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. AN ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXTENSIVE POST FIRE DAMAGE, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SEVERED FROM THE RIGHT WING, AND APPROXIMATLEY ONE FOOT OF ONE OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER BLADES WAS MISSING.
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