What happened
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(-23) Feb 8, 2004 at 2:15 pm CST the aircraft departed on a ferry permit from Mena ar to houston, TX. Aircraft departed on south runway made a left turn while climbing to approx. 2000'. The aircraft made another left turn and when passing over the end of east runway at 2200' the engine quit running. The pilot decided to make another left turn in a 270 direction and made a descent parallel to the east-west runway. The pilot aligned the aircraft with a taxiway and was making a descent to that area. The pilot spotted a clearing beyond some trees and off to his left. He decided to turn left to try for the clearing when the aircraft came to rest the top of some trees and after flying through electrical wire. The wings were damaged and fuel tank broke open. The aircraft was removed from the trees. A portable fuel tank was rigged to the engine. Engine started with original damaged propeller. Service propeller was installed the engine developed full power without defect.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FEB 8, 2004 AT 2:15 PM CST THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A FERRY PERMIT FROM MENA AR TO HOUSTON, TX. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON SOUTH RUNWAY MADE A LEFT TURN WHILE CLIMBING TO APPROX. 2000'. THE AIRCRAFT MADE ANOTHER LEFT TURN AND WHEN PASSING OVER THE END OF EAST RUNWAY AT 2200' THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN IN A 270 DIRECTION AND MADE A DESCENT PARALLEL TO THE EAST-WEST RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALIGNED THE AIRCRAFT WITH A TAXIWAY AND WAS MAKING A DESCENT TO THAT AREA. THE PILOT SPOTTED A CLEARING BEYOND SOME TREES AND OFF TO HIS LEFT. HE DECIDED TO TURN LEFT TO TRY FOR THE CLEARING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST THE TOP OF SOME TREES AND AFTER FLYING THROUGH ELECTRICAL WIRE. THE WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND FUEL TANK BROKE OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE TREES. A PORTABLE FUEL TANK WAS RIGGED TO THE ENGINE. ENGINE STARTED WITH ORIGINAL DAMAGED PROPELLER. SERVICE PROPELLER WAS INSTALLED THE ENGINE DEVELOPED FULL POWER WITHOUT DEFECT.
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