What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was heading home from 4B8 CT to 6KN4 NY. Westbound 20 minutes into flight pilot experienced rough engine condition and tried to remedy with carb heat magneto's and fuel selector all attempts to smooth out engine didn't work. Acft lost altitude after power levels decreased to level which would not support flight pilot attempted landing to open hay field. Aircraft engine was not running at this point aircaft hit a tree just at threshold to field. Horizantal stabilizer hit tree. Aircraft pitched violently down and impacted to RH side RH main gear buckled under tail section broke off just fwd of stabilizer elevators and rudder. Extensive damage to fuselage wings cowligns and undercarriage of aircraft. Engine has commpression suspect water in fuel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING HOME FROM 4B8 CT TO 6KN4 NY. WESTBOUND 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT PILOT EXPERIENCED ROUGH ENGINE CONDITION AND TRIED TO REMEDY WITH CARB HEAT MAGNETO'S AND FUEL SELECTOR ALL ATTEMPTS TO SMOOTH OUT ENGINE DIDN'T WORK. ACFT LOST ALTITUDE AFTER POWER LEVELS DECREASED TO LEVEL WHICH WOULD NOT SUPPORT FLIGHT PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING TO OPEN HAY FIELD. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THIS POINT AIRCAFT HIT A TREE JUST AT THRESHOLD TO FIELD. HORIZANTAL STABILIZER HIT TREE. AIRCRAFT PITCHED VIOLENTLY DOWN AND IMPACTED TO RH SIDE RH MAIN GEAR BUCKLED UNDER TAIL SECTION BROKE OFF JUST FWD OF STABILIZER ELEVATORS AND RUDDER. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE WINGS COWLIGNS AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF AIRCRAFT. ENGINE HAS COMMPRESSION SUSPECT WATER IN FUEL.
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