What happened
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(-23) Weather was clear with 10 sm visibility. Pilot left geg enroute to bfi with about 300# of freight on board, a light load for a navajo model aircraft. He fueled at bfi before leaving for geg and did not take on fuel in spokane. He reported engine problems and indicated he was not making enough power to make it to bfi. He diverted to Easton State airport. He hit a tree on approach, lost left wing outboard of engine nacell, rolled inverted and impacted the ground about 220 feet beyond tree. Aircraft traveled another 25 feet, caught fire and burned. Wreckage located in back yard of home at privacy data omitted engines did not seem to be making power at time of impact. Adequate fuel on board to cause the aircraft to burn leaving very little recognizable parts or freight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH 10 SM VISIBILITY. PILOT LEFT GEG ENROUTE TO BFI WITH ABOUT 300# OF FREIGHT ON BOARD, A LIGHT LOAD FOR A NAVAJO MODEL AIRCRAFT. HE FUELED AT BFI BEFORE LEAVING FOR GEG AND DID NOT TAKE ON FUEL IN SPOKANE. HE REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEMS AND INDICATED HE WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT TO BFI. HE DIVERTED TO EASTON STATE AIRPORT. HE HIT A TREE ON APPROACH, LOST LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF ENGINE NACELL, ROLLED INVERTED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 220 FEET BEYOND TREE. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 25 FEET, CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. WRECKAGE LOCATED IN BACK YARD OF HOME AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENGINES DID NOT SEEM TO BE MAKING POWER AT TIME OF IMPACT. ADEQUATE FUEL ON BOARD TO CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO BURN LEAVING VERY LITTLE RECOGNIZABLE PARTS OR FREIGHT.
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