What happened
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privacy data omitted Operated 1216X on an instrument flight plan enroute from san angelo, TX to albuquerque, NM. privacy data omitted Acft experienced a loss of power east of the sandia/monzano mountain and he called abq center for radar vectors to the nearest airport. At the time privacy data omitted altitude was reported as 10,000 feet (below adequate radar coverage), and abq ATC provided vectors by relaying messages through another aircraft. The aircraft continued to lose power and privacy data omitted continued descent in IMC conditions to an emergency landing in an open field 14 mi se of sandia airpark. privacy data omitted Told personnel on the scene that he broke out to visual conditions approximately 500 feet AGL and made a wheels up landing. The aircraft sustained substantial damage but the pilot and passengers received no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED 1216X ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM SAN ANGELO, TX TO ALBUQUERQUE, NM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER EAST OF THE SANDIA/MONZANO MOUNTAIN AND HE CALLED ABQ CENTER FOR RADAR VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. AT THE TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALTITUDE WAS REPORTED AS 10,000 FEET (BELOW ADEQUATE RADAR COVERAGE), AND ABQ ATC PROVIDED VECTORS BY RELAYING MESSAGES THROUGH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED DESCENT IN IMC CONDITIONS TO AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD 14 MI SE OF SANDIA AIRPARK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOLD PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE THAT HE BROKE OUT TO VISUAL CONDITIONS APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET AGL AND MADE A WHEELS UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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