MAYPEARL, TX, USA
N3414S
CESSNA 182G
PLT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING. HE SET UP FOR AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. DURING THE FLARE, ONE WING TIP STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT CROSSED SEVERAL TERRACES, COLLAPSING THE NLG AND BUCKLING THE FIREWALL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ACFT HAD HISTORY ON ENG FAILURES, TWO OF WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. OWNER, WHO WAS AWARE OF ACFT'S HISTORY DENIED ACCESS TO THE ENG DURING IIVESTIGATION, THEREFORE, CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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