What happened
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(-23) At approximately 2230Z pilot contacted Augusta tower to report a rough running engine and request the location of the nearest airport. During descent to 2000 feet the pilot reported that the engine had quit and that he would attempt to land on a road or a highway. There was no further contact with the pilot. The aircraft impacted the ground near the intersection of walton way and martin lane and was destroyed. The post impact fire damaged a building but did not cause injuries to the occupants of the building. There was a post impact fire that destroyed the aircraft. The pilot sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2230Z PILOT CONTACTED AUGUSTA TOWER TO REPORT A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND REQUEST THE LOCATION OF THE NEAREST AIRPORT. DURING DESCENT TO 2000 FEET THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE HAD QUIT AND THAT HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO LAND ON A ROAD OR A HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WALTON WAY AND MARTIN LANE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE POST IMPACT FIRE DAMAGED A BUILDING BUT DID NOT CAUSE INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING. THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
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