What happened
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privacy data omitted PIC of N487J departed 2TE2 with one passenger on board.
N487J experience loss of engine power at approximately 2,000 feet MSL.
privacy data omitted Attempted to return to the airfield.
N487J force landed in a field short of 2TE2. With the main landing gear collapsing on impact. Multiple ground scars created by prop strikes and engine cowling.
N487J came to rest inverted sustaining substantial damage to primary flight controls.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PIC OF N487J DEPARTED 2TE2 WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD.
N487J EXPERIENCE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET MSL.
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD.
N487J FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF 2TE2. WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING ON IMPACT. MULTIPLE GROUND SCARS CREATED BY PROP STRIKES AND ENGINE COWLING.
N487J CAME TO REST INVERTED SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS.
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