What happened
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The aircraft, after declaring an emergency, was reported to have smoke in the cockpit and a loss of power. The aircraft and its occupants were found approximately 7.6 miles nw of Coulter Field (cdf) on the circle (x) land and cattle co. ltd, property. The occupants were out of the aircraft, two were injured and all three were transported to the st. joseph hospital in bryan, Texas.
The aircraft was found setting on a heading of approximately 023 magnetic., approx. 30 degree angle, r/h wing down, nose and l/h gear extended. The right wing was found partcially separated from the fuselage and folded aft along the fuselage. The right hand horizontal stabilizer, wing tip, and wing flaps were detached. The righthand MLG was folded beneath the fuselage and the l/h horizontal stabilizer was partly sheared. The engine was partcially separated from firewall, the propeller showed no evidence of high/low power indications, flaps were set to 20 degrees, aux fuel pump off, battery on, gear selector in the down position., engine controls full in, pressurization set to 5, trims were 0, fuel selector set to left tank, and no circuit breakers popped.
Tach time: 1402.3
Hobbs time: 0278.9
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, WAS REPORTED TO HAVE SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND A LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT AND ITS OCCUPANTS WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 7.6 MILES NW OF COULTER FIELD (CDF) ON THE CIRCLE (X) LAND AND CATTLE CO. LTD, PROPERTY. THE OCCUPANTS WERE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, TWO WERE INJURED AND ALL THREE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN BRYAN, TEXAS.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SETTING ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 023 MAGNETIC., APPROX. 30 DEGREE ANGLE, R/H WING DOWN, NOSE AND L/H GEAR EXTENDED. THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND PARTCIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND FOLDED AFT ALONG THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, WING TIP, AND WING FLAPS WERE DETACHED. THE RIGHTHAND MLG WAS FOLDED BENEATH THE FUSELAGE AND THE L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS PARTLY SHEARED. THE ENGINE WAS PARTCIALLY SEPARATED FROM FIREWALL, THE PROPELLER SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF HIGH/LOW POWER INDICATIONS, FLAPS WERE SET TO 20 DEGREES, AUX FUEL PUMP OFF, BATTERY ON, GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION., ENGINE CONTROLS FULL IN, PRESSURIZATION SET TO 5, TRIMS WERE 0, FUEL SELECTOR SET TO LEFT TANK, AND NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED.
TACH TIME: 1402.3
HOBBS TIME: 0278.9
NTSB investigation
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