What happened
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Acft enroute at 10000, pilot advised he had emergency - acft engine running rough and was shutting it down, pilot was provided assistance and vectors toward Brookfield MO arpt, acft disappeared from radar and communication lost, apx 5 m south of arpt, flt terminated in corn field south of field. (-23) a/c was enroute at 10,000 feet. Pilot advised he had an emergency, that the engine was running rough, and he was shutting the engine off. Pilot was provided assistance and vectors toward Brookfield, Missouri airport (bzk). At 6,000 feet, pilot decided to execute an emergency landing approx. five miles south of the airport.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT ENROUTE AT 10000, PILOT ADVISED HE HAD EMERGENCY - ACFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS SHUTTING IT DOWN, PILOT WAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE AND VECTORS TOWARD BROOKFIELD MO ARPT, ACFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AND COMMUNICATION LOST, APX 5 M SOUTH OF ARPT, FLT TERMINATED IN CORN FIELD SOUTH OF FIELD. (-23) A/C WAS ENROUTE AT 10,000 FEET. PILOT ADVISED HE HAD AN EMERGENCY, THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, AND HE WAS SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF. PILOT WAS PROVIDED ASSISTANCE AND VECTORS TOWARD BROOKFIELD, MISSOURI AIRPORT (BZK). AT 6,000 FEET, PILOT DECIDED TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING APPROX. FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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