What happened
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Aircraft depart kflo on an IFR cross country flight to put time on a newly installed overhauled engine. About 20 minutes into the flight and level at 8000 feet and with 75% power setting the engine started to mildly run rough. IFR was cancelled and a request for flight following descended to VFR altitude and turned back toward florence. Several minutes passed and engine ran rougher. Pilot made applicable checks and procedures. Engine started to cut in and out, an emergency was declared with shaw airforce base. Camden airport (cdn) was closest airport started toward it, but the engine quit and the aircraft landed in a field approximately 5 miles north of Camden airport.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPART KFLO ON AN IFR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO PUT TIME ON A NEWLY INSTALLED OVERHAULED ENGINE. ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND LEVEL AT 8000 FEET AND WITH 75% POWER SETTING THE ENGINE STARTED TO MILDLY RUN ROUGH. IFR WAS CANCELLED AND A REQUEST FOR FLIGHT FOLLOWING DESCENDED TO VFR ALTITUDE AND TURNED BACK TOWARD FLORENCE. SEVERAL MINUTES PASSED AND ENGINE RAN ROUGHER. PILOT MADE APPLICABLE CHECKS AND PROCEDURES. ENGINE STARTED TO CUT IN AND OUT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH SHAW AIRFORCE BASE. CAMDEN AIRPORT (CDN) WAS CLOSEST AIRPORT STARTED TOWARD IT, BUT THE ENGINE QUIT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF CAMDEN AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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