What happened
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(-23) While enroute to poplar grove, IL. From pelston, MI., the pilot experienced an engine failure. Pilot located a lighted road running east/west and attempted to land on that road. During the landing the pilot maneuvered the aircraft to avoid a collision with motor vehicles on the road. The aircraft came to rest mainly off the road. There was no post crash fire and the pilot received no injuries. (.19) on August 25, 2002, at 2109 central daylight time, an amateur-built Kitfox, N743JT, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. The airplane was on descent into the poplar grove airport (C77), poplar grove, Illinois, its intended destination, when the accident occurred. The airplane clipped a set of power lines on approach and landed on route 20, 6 miles southeast of the airport, near garden prairie, Illinois. The flight departed pellston regional airport (pln), pellston, Michigan, at approximately 1830 eastern daylight time. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the acc ident. The pilot sustained minor injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE ENROUTE TO POPLAR GROVE, IL. FROM PELSTON, MI., THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT LOCATED A LIGHTED ROAD RUNNING EAST/WEST AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THAT ROAD. DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST MAINLY OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. (.19) ON AUGUST 25, 2002, AT 2109 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR-BUILT KITFOX, N743JT, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON DESCENT INTO THE POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT (C77), POPLAR GROVE, ILLINOIS, ITS INTENDED DESTINATION, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE CLIPPED A SET OF POWER LINES ON APPROACH AND LANDED ON ROUTE 20, 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT, NEAR GARDEN PRAIRIE, ILLINOIS. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (PLN), PELLSTON, MICHIGAN, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACC IDENT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
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