What happened
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(-23) Aircraft departed Bowman airfield with 80 gallons of fuel on board. 10 miles out pilot reported that the engine was running rough and he was returning to Bowman airfield. Several minutes later pilot reported his engine had stopped abruptly with the propeller vertical and was unable to restart. He notified ATC that he was going into the trees as he was not able to make it back to the airport. Approximately 1.5 miles from the airport aircraft entered a stall and the left wing clipped a tree and then the right wing clipped a tree. Aircraft landed vertically with the propeller impacting first and the the aircraft flipped over ending up upside down. Aircraft had 68 gallons of fuel remaining, no post crash fire. The aircraft wreckage was moved to atlanta, ga for further investigation and possible engine teardown and analysis.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BOWMAN AIRFIELD WITH 80 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. 10 MILES OUT PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND HE WAS RETURNING TO BOWMAN AIRFIELD. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER PILOT REPORTED HIS ENGINE HAD STOPPED ABRUPTLY WITH THE PROPELLER VERTICAL AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. HE NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE WAS GOING INTO THE TREES AS HE WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AIRCRAFT ENTERED A STALL AND THE LEFT WING CLIPPED A TREE AND THEN THE RIGHT WING CLIPPED A TREE. AIRCRAFT LANDED VERTICALLY WITH THE PROPELLER IMPACTING FIRST AND THE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ENDING UP UPSIDE DOWN. AIRCRAFT HAD 68 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING, NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS MOVED TO ATLANTA, GA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLE ENGINE TEARDOWN AND ANALYSIS.
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