What happened
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(-23) Pilot reported at approximately 10 miles northeast of Sallisaw, OK at 3500 ft. on a easterly heading enroute to tahlequah, OK he started experiencing engine trouble. The engine started running rough, like it was developing carb ice. Pulled on carb heat and checked fuel selector, mixture and mags. The aircraft continued to run rough and the aircraft was losing alitude. At approximately 3 miles northeast of Sallisaw, he decided to try and land in a pasture. After the aircraft touched down the wings hit small trees, plus the prop and horizontal and vertical stabilizer. Aircraft damage: wings pushed back into fuselage, buckling spar, horizontal stabilizer damaged. Fuselage damaged due to wings being pushed back into fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALLISAW, OK AT 3500 FT. ON A EASTERLY HEADING ENROUTE TO TAHLEQUAH, OK HE STARTED EXPERIENCING ENGINE TROUBLE. THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, LIKE IT WAS DEVELOPING CARB ICE. PULLED ON CARB HEAT AND CHECKED FUEL SELECTOR, MIXTURE AND MAGS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALITUDE. AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF SALLISAW, HE DECIDED TO TRY AND LAND IN A PASTURE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE WINGS HIT SMALL TREES, PLUS THE PROP AND HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: WINGS PUSHED BACK INTO FUSELAGE, BUCKLING SPAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGED. FUSELAGE DAMAGED DUE TO WINGS BEING PUSHED BACK INTO FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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