What happened
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(-23) On September 19, 2003, at approximately 1616 CDT, a PA-12 made an emergency landing in a field just north of SH59 one mile west of I-35 near Wayne, OK. The pilot departed pacer field enroute to pauls valley, and climbed to approximately 2500, at that time the engine lost power and quit. The pilot then selected an open field and maneuvered to clear power lines, he landed but could not stop prior to impacting a pipe fence on the north side of SH59. When the aircraft contacted the fence it flipped over and came to rest with the tail blocking the west bound lane of the highway. The pilot received head injuries (broken cheek bone, several lacerations to the face and nose). He was transported to ou med center in okc, where he spent several days in the hospital. The aircraft received substantial damage (vertical stab, rudder, prop, cowling, engine, engine mount, upper wings, rt wing struts, and landing gear). Possible cause-fuel depletion, but could not be verified due to gascolater and carb damage (carb sheered off), and the fuel caps came off due to impact or recovery.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1616 CDT, A PA-12 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD JUST NORTH OF SH59 ONE MILE WEST OF I-35 NEAR WAYNE, OK. THE PILOT DEPARTED PACER FIELD ENROUTE TO PAULS VALLEY, AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 2500, AT THAT TIME THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND QUIT. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED AN OPEN FIELD AND MANEUVERED TO CLEAR POWER LINES, HE LANDED BUT COULD NOT STOP PRIOR TO IMPACTING A PIPE FENCE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SH59. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE FENCE IT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST WITH THE TAIL BLOCKING THE WEST BOUND LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE PILOT RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES (BROKEN CHEEK BONE, SEVERAL LACERATIONS TO THE FACE AND NOSE). HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO OU MED CENTER IN OKC, WHERE HE SPENT SEVERAL DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (VERTICAL STAB, RUDDER, PROP, COWLING, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT, UPPER WINGS, RT WING STRUTS, AND LANDING GEAR). POSSIBLE CAUSE-FUEL DEPLETION, BUT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED DUE TO GASCOLATER AND CARB DAMAGE (CARB SHEERED OFF), AND THE FUEL CAPS CAME OFF DUE TO IMPACT OR RECOVERY.
NTSB investigation
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