What happened
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(-23) Aircraft was enroute from roseboro, NC to linden, NC at approx. 900 ft. altitude when the engine "backfired" and the prop stopped. Restart was attempted but unsuccessful. Pilot attempted to land in field; however, could not make that field due to trees. Aircraft landed prior to hitting trees in an adjacent field. Upon impact, nose gear folded under cabin, a prop blade hit the ground and was broken off, the left wing hit the ground, and the plane turned approx. 180 degrees from impact. The fuselage and engine mount were fractured in various places. The pilot climbed out of the wreckage and walked to a nearby house. He suffered various cuts and bruises.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM ROSEBORO, NC TO LINDEN, NC AT APPROX. 900 FT. ALTITUDE WHEN THE ENGINE "BACKFIRED" AND THE PROP STOPPED. RESTART WAS ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN FIELD; HOWEVER, COULD NOT MAKE THAT FIELD DUE TO TREES. AIRCRAFT LANDED PRIOR TO HITTING TREES IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. UPON IMPACT, NOSE GEAR FOLDED UNDER CABIN, A PROP BLADE HIT THE GROUND AND WAS BROKEN OFF, THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND, AND THE PLANE TURNED APPROX. 180 DEGREES FROM IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE MOUNT WERE FRACTURED IN VARIOUS PLACES. THE PILOT CLIMBED OUT OF THE WRECKAGE AND WALKED TO A NEARBY HOUSE. HE SUFFERED VARIOUS CUTS AND BRUISES.
NTSB investigation
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