MONTICELLO, FL, USA
N5231S
PIPER PA-32-300
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ENROUTE TO ST. PETERSBURG, AND IN THE VICINITY OF MONTECELLO FL, HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATIONS AND A LOSS OF POWER. HE THEN SELECTED A FIELD TO LAND IN & ON HIS APCH, THE ACFT STRUCK SOME TREES, SHEARED OFF THE WINGS & CAME TO REST IN A WOODED AREA NEAR THE FIELD. EXAMINATIONS, PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY AND CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE ENGINE & ITS RELATED COMPONENTS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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