What happened
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Pilot reported after departing airport (2I0), while climbing through 4500 feet he heard a loud bang, the engine started running rough and begin to shake, lost 3 cylinders. Pilot looked for a place to land and seen an airport (8M7) on the map and circled several times trying to find it in the dark. He was unable to locate and decided to land on a well-lit roadway. On landing, the aircraft struck two utility poles, severely damaging the left wing, right wing, horizontal leading edges, elevators, and landing gear. Aircraft came to rest in a wooded area next to the road. There was no post crash fire. Evidense of fuel leakage from both wings upon arrival. Debris trail with oil evidense from first utility pole to final resting place.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTING AIRPORT (2I0), WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 4500 FEET HE HEARD A LOUD BANG, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND BEGIN TO SHAKE, LOST 3 CYLINDERS. PILOT LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND AND SEEN AN AIRPORT (8M7) ON THE MAP AND CIRCLED SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO FIND IT IN THE DARK. HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE AND DECIDED TO LAND ON A WELL-LIT ROADWAY. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO UTILITY POLES, SEVERELY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, HORIZONTAL LEADING EDGES, ELEVATORS, AND LANDING GEAR. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA NEXT TO THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. EVIDENSE OF FUEL LEAKAGE FROM BOTH WINGS UPON ARRIVAL. DEBRIS TRAIL WITH OIL EVIDENSE FROM FIRST UTILITY POLE TO FINAL RESTING PLACE.
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