What happened
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(-23) Emergency landing 3 miles e/ne of bok. Lost power during IFR flight from bfi to cec. Departed bfi at 0916 PDT, full fuel. Radar track lost @ 1335. Substantial damage to l. wing outboard leading edge. Landed in n. fork of chetco river, partially submerged, r. wing resting on land. Pilot reported headwind, reducing grd speed to 50/70 KTS. Orig. Flt. Plan was to rdd with acvas alternate. 7000 ft altitude. Pilot tried descending to 5000 - no relief. @ eug requested climb to 11000 from 6/8000 and alternate vector to avoid winds - no relief. Requested clearance to cec, direct to VOR, descend to 8000. First reaction to power loss was to apply carb. Heat. No change. Set up for emerg ldg. Used checklist. Tach showed 500-1,000 RPM. Descending hard IFR. Found bok on GPS. Kept trying to restart eng. Came out of clouds 2-3000 ft. mtn straight ahead. Headed for valley/river.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EMERGENCY LANDING 3 MILES E/NE OF BOK. LOST POWER DURING IFR FLIGHT FROM BFI TO CEC. DEPARTED BFI AT 0916 PDT, FULL FUEL. RADAR TRACK LOST @ 1335. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO L. WING OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. LANDED IN N. FORK OF CHETCO RIVER, PARTIALLY SUBMERGED, R. WING RESTING ON LAND. PILOT REPORTED HEADWIND, REDUCING GRD SPEED TO 50/70 KTS. ORIG. FLT. PLAN WAS TO RDD WITH ACVAS ALTERNATE. 7000 FT ALTITUDE. PILOT TRIED DESCENDING TO 5000 - NO RELIEF. @ EUG REQUESTED CLIMB TO 11000 FROM 6/8000 AND ALTERNATE VECTOR TO AVOID WINDS - NO RELIEF. REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO CEC, DIRECT TO VOR, DESCEND TO 8000. FIRST REACTION TO POWER LOSS WAS TO APPLY CARB. HEAT. NO CHANGE. SET UP FOR EMERG LDG. USED CHECKLIST. TACH SHOWED 500-1,000 RPM. DESCENDING HARD IFR. FOUND BOK ON GPS. KEPT TRYING TO RESTART ENG. CAME OUT OF CLOUDS 2-3000 FT. MTN STRAIGHT AHEAD. HEADED FOR VALLEY/RIVER.
NTSB investigation
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