What happened
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Aircraft departed gladewater, TX(07F) with a fuel stop at henderson, TX(rfi) with a final destination of beaumont, TX (bpt). Climbing out of henderson, TX at approximately 6,000FT a pecking sound was heard along with some vibration for approximately 5 seconds and then the engine came apart and the propeller stopped. Pilot attempted to make an emergency landing at Nacogdoches, TX(och). Pilot was unable to make it to the airport and landed on the highway and caught some electrical utility wires in the process. The aircraft sustained damage to the engine when the cylinder came out of the top of the engine case and the propeller and nose cone were wrapped with electrical wires. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GLADEWATER, TX(07F) WITH A FUEL STOP AT HENDERSON, TX(RFI) WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF BEAUMONT, TX (BPT). CLIMBING OUT OF HENDERSON, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000FT A PECKING SOUND WAS HEARD ALONG WITH SOME VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE CAME APART AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT NACOGDOCHES, TX(OCH). PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND CAUGHT SOME ELECTRICAL UTILITY WIRES IN THE PROCESS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WHEN THE CYLINDER CAME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE AND THE PROPELLER AND NOSE CONE WERE WRAPPED WITH ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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