What happened
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Saturday morning July 8, 2017. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted departed wichita falls, Texas at about 1030 am. privacy data omitted Was the pilot-in-command of the aircraft. Headed north toward lawton, Oklahoma about five minutes into the flight surging sound from the engine. Engine tach had spiked to 3000 RPM. privacy data omitted Adjusted the power down a couple of inches and tried to adjust the prop speed. Then noticed the oil pressure had gone to zero, engine was running very rough and had only partial power. Cockpit was starting to fill with smoke and had lost all power. privacy data omitted Tried to make it to walter's airport but had to put it down in a dirt field about a half mile south of the airport.
As the FAA filed it
SATURDAY MORNING JULY 8, 2017. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS AT ABOUT 1030 AM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT. HEADED NORTH TOWARD LAWTON, OKLAHOMA ABOUT FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT SURGING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE TACH HAD SPIKED TO 3000 RPM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADJUSTED THE POWER DOWN A COUPLE OF INCHES AND TRIED TO ADJUST THE PROP SPEED. THEN NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE HAD GONE TO ZERO, ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND HAD ONLY PARTIAL POWER. COCKPIT WAS STARTING TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND HAD LOST ALL POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO MAKE IT TO WALTER'S AIRPORT BUT HAD TO PUT IT DOWN IN A DIRT FIELD ABOUT A HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT.
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