What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft departed from alexandria bay new york (89N) with the pilot (PIC) privacy data omitted and two passsengers for a sight seeing flight. After approximately 20 minutes into the flight, at 2800 MSL, the pilot privacy data omitted observed the engine cylinder head temperature starting to rise, shortly thereafter the engine stopped running. PIC made several attempts to restart the engine but was unsuccessful. PIC then became concerned with loss of altitude and began to focus on a place to land. PIC maneuvered the aircraft from the south east of Clayton, NY towards an open field to the north. As the PIC attempted to land the right wing and landing gear struck a one foot high embankment and livestock electrical wire adjacent of the open field.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM ALEXANDRIA BAY NEW YORK (89N) WITH THE PILOT (PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND TWO PASSSENGERS FOR A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT 2800 MSL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OBSERVED THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE STARTING TO RISE, SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. PIC MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PIC THEN BECAME CONCERNED WITH LOSS OF ALTITUDE AND BEGAN TO FOCUS ON A PLACE TO LAND. PIC MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE SOUTH EAST OF CLAYTON, NY TOWARDS AN OPEN FIELD TO THE NORTH. AS THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE RIGHT WING AND LANDING GEAR STRUCK A ONE FOOT HIGH EMBANKMENT AND LIVESTOCK ELECTRICAL WIRE ADJACENT OF THE OPEN FIELD.
NTSB investigation
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