What happened
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04/10/2016 23:10 Zulu
Immediately after takeoff from Bayport Aerodrome(23N) runway 18 aircraft experienced an engine shutdown during climbout at an altitude of less than 300FT.
During pilots attempt to perform an off airport emergency landing the aircraft struck tree limbs and electrical power lines coming to rest in the street at the intersection of third ave. and second street Bayport NY.
Weather conditions were not a factor and pilot actions were appropriate when he attempted to perform this emergency landing.
The aircraft was substantially damaged when it stuck the ground in a nose down attitude, right hand wing and portions of the engine heavily damaged by post impact fire.
Cause of the engine shutdown in flight could not be determined.
As the FAA filed it
04/10/2016 23:10 ZULU
IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BAYPORT AERODROME(23N) RUNWAY 18 AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN DURING CLIMBOUT AT AN ALTITUDE OF LESS THAN 300FT.
DURING PILOTS ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE LIMBS AND ELECTRICAL POWER LINES COMING TO REST IN THE STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIRD AVE. AND SECOND STREET BAYPORT NY.
WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR AND PILOT ACTIONS WERE APPROPRIATE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM THIS EMERGENCY LANDING.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT STUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, RIGHT HAND WING AND PORTIONS OF THE ENGINE HEAVILY DAMAGED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.
CAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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