What happened
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Aircraft departed kiws @ 2120 local time northeast bound, navigated the david wayne hooks airport airspace. Flight continued on with plans to land at kcxo @ 1600FT and 9 miles out received the AWOS information for kcxo. Made contact with kcxo controller advised airport insight. Kcxo tower controller advised to report 2 mile base. About 2 minutes later the engine died. Pilot reported that the engine made a muffled boom sound. Heading is now 360 degrees altitude of about 1600FT best glide established, contact tower advised have had engine failure, tried to restart, carb heat out, throttle pump, fuel selector both. Now at about 1000 commit to landing still on north heading now at 600FT saw a road contacted tower advised turning west to line up with road. Landed at about 60 knots impacted a telephone pole with right wing, aircraft stopped abruptly. No fuel leaks
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KIWS @ 2120 LOCAL TIME NORTHEAST BOUND, NAVIGATED THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT AIRSPACE. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON WITH PLANS TO LAND AT KCXO @ 1600FT AND 9 MILES OUT RECEIVED THE AWOS INFORMATION FOR KCXO. MADE CONTACT WITH KCXO CONTROLLER ADVISED AIRPORT INSIGHT. KCXO TOWER CONTROLLER ADVISED TO REPORT 2 MILE BASE. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE DIED. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A MUFFLED BOOM SOUND. HEADING IS NOW 360 DEGREES ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 1600FT BEST GLIDE ESTABLISHED, CONTACT TOWER ADVISED HAVE HAD ENGINE FAILURE, TRIED TO RESTART, CARB HEAT OUT, THROTTLE PUMP, FUEL SELECTOR BOTH. NOW AT ABOUT 1000 COMMIT TO LANDING STILL ON NORTH HEADING NOW AT 600FT SAW A ROAD CONTACTED TOWER ADVISED TURNING WEST TO LINE UP WITH ROAD. LANDED AT ABOUT 60 KNOTS IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE WITH RIGHT WING, AIRCRAFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. NO FUEL LEAKS
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