What happened
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(-23) On October 31, 2005, at approximately 12:05 pm, N41094, an amateur-built maxair drifter aircraft departed hummel (W75), Virginia. The flight was for pleasure and non-commercial aerial photography over Cobbs Creek, Virginia. At approximately 12:30 local time, while proceeding easterly at 500' above ground level the engine had a sudden drop in RPM and then stopped running. The pilot selected the largest open area within gliding distance and made an emergency landing. The aircraft's left wing and nose impacted the ground at approximately a 30-40 degree angle, slid approximately 25 feet and rotated to the left. The pilot and passenger received minor injuries and were transported to a hospital in gloucester, Virginia, where they were treated and released.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 31, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:05 PM, N41094, AN AMATEUR-BUILT MAXAIR DRIFTER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HUMMEL (W75), VIRGINIA. THE FLIGHT WAS FOR PLEASURE AND NON-COMMERCIAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OVER COBBS CREEK, VIRGINIA. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 LOCAL TIME, WHILE PROCEEDING EASTERLY AT 500' ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE HAD A SUDDEN DROP IN RPM AND THEN STOPPED RUNNING. THE PILOT SELECTED THE LARGEST OPEN AREA WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING AND NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT APPROXIMATELY A 30-40 DEGREE ANGLE, SLID APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND ROTATED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN GLOUCESTER, VIRGINIA, WHERE THEY WERE TREATED AND RELEASED.
NTSB investigation
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