What happened
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(-23) Took off from the Waynesville airport, full power, to the east. Started to climb out when the engine began to run rough and stopped. Pilot checked mixture which was rich and the fuel shutoff was on the "on" position. Airspeed was too slow to clear trees, so turned north for an opening between the highway and utility poles for an emergency landing. Broke off a power line due to aircraft engine in a stalled condition. Landed hard on main wheels, broke off nose gear and turned over.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) TOOK OFF FROM THE WAYNESVILLE AIRPORT, FULL POWER, TO THE EAST. STARTED TO CLIMB OUT WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND STOPPED. PILOT CHECKED MIXTURE WHICH WAS RICH AND THE FUEL SHUTOFF WAS ON THE "ON" POSITION. AIRSPEED WAS TOO SLOW TO CLEAR TREES, SO TURNED NORTH FOR AN OPENING BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND UTILITY POLES FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. BROKE OFF A POWER LINE DUE TO AIRCRAFT ENGINE IN A STALLED CONDITION. LANDED HARD ON MAIN WHEELS, BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR AND TURNED OVER.
NTSB investigation
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