What happened
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privacy data omittedPIC was repositioning the aircraft to Welsh, LA, with a passenger on board. Had just completed slow flight maneuver at 2000 feet and upon advancing throttle, the engine remained at idle. Momentarily advanced throttle to a higher power setting but no increase in power, then returned the throttle to idle. Selected road on which to land but discovered telephone wires across road. Selected second site perpendicular to interstate I-10. Pilot feared he would be unable to stop prior to reaching I-10 so he drifted over a cane field next to the road, impacting the cane rows and flipping over. Aircraft was destroyed and no injuries reported. Pilot out of a biennial flight review and aircraft low on fuel for length of flight.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PIC WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TO WELSH, LA, WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD. HAD JUST COMPLETED SLOW FLIGHT MANEUVER AT 2000 FEET AND UPON ADVANCING THROTTLE, THE ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE. MOMENTARILY ADVANCED THROTTLE TO A HIGHER POWER SETTING BUT NO INCREASE IN POWER, THEN RETURNED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. SELECTED ROAD ON WHICH TO LAND BUT DISCOVERED TELEPHONE WIRES ACROSS ROAD. SELECTED SECOND SITE PERPENDICULAR TO INTERSTATE I-10. PILOT FEARED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO REACHING I-10 SO HE DRIFTED OVER A CANE FIELD NEXT TO THE ROAD, IMPACTING THE CANE ROWS AND FLIPPING OVER. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. PILOT OUT OF A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW AND AIRCRAFT LOW ON FUEL FOR LENGTH OF FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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