POCAHONTAS, MS, USA
N77411
CESSNA 120
DURING CRUISE FLT THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WHICH PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD BUT DURING THE APCH, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH AND REMAINED SUSPENDED IN POWER LINES. THE ENG AND ACFT WERE NOT EXAMINED; THEREFORE, NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE REPORTED ROUGHNESS.
PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS AND IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A POWER LINE DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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