What happened
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(-23) On September 6, 2001, at 1120 eastern daylight time, a north American 51-D, N551CB contacted the ground six miles east of the lincoln county regional airport in Lincolnton county, north carolina after experiencing an engine overheat and loss of power and in flight engine seizure. Visual flight rules prevailed with overcast at 1400 feet. An instrument flight plan was on file. The pilot and passenger bailed out of the aircraft prior to it's contact with the ground and suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was enroute from rowan county airport to springfield Ohio, beckley municipal airport. The exact cause of the engine overheat can not be determined.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2001, AT 1120 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN 51-D, N551CB CONTACTED THE GROUND SIX MILES EAST OF THE LINCOLN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN LINCOLNTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE OVERHEAT AND LOSS OF POWER AND IN FLIGHT ENGINE SEIZURE. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED WITH OVERCAST AT 1400 FEET. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BAILED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IT'S CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ROWAN COUNTY AIRPORT TO SPRINGFIELD OHIO, BECKLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ENGINE OVERHEAT CAN NOT BE DETERMINED.
NTSB investigation
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