What happened
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(-23) On 08/01/2006 aircraft was conducting touch and go landings at the Little Fork airport. On the third lift off as the aircraft reached a height of approximately 100FT AGL from the runway the engine rpms dropped from 2350 rpms to 1100 rpms. With this loss of power the aircraft could not sustain flight. There was not sufficient runway left to land the aircraft. The aircraft crash landed on the east side of county road 71 approximately 1/4 of a mile from the end of the airport runway. The aircraft sustained substantial damage with both wing leading edged being crushed. The propeller was also badly damaged. The pilot and passenger both sustained minor injuries. The koochiching county sheriff's office secured the aircraft and moved it to a safe location just down the road because it was creating a traffic hazard. The NTSB has arranged for an aircraft engine inspection to try to determine the cause of the loss of power. Will amend report with results when received. (-23 amendment) the NTSB received information from the aircraft owner that the damage suffered when the aircraft crashed was not structural and only I nvolved dented skin on the wings. Has chosen to downgrade this event to an incident instead of the original classification as an accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 08/01/2006 AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE LITTLE FORK AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD LIFT OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 100FT AGL FROM THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED FROM 2350 RPMS TO 1100 RPMS. WITH THIS LOSS OF POWER THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT RUNWAY LEFT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COUNTY ROAD 71 APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A MILE FROM THE END OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH BOTH WING LEADING EDGED BEING CRUSHED. THE PROPELLER WAS ALSO BADLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE KOOCHICHING COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND MOVED IT TO A SAFE LOCATION JUST DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. THE NTSB HAS ARRANGED FOR AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE INSPECTION TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. WILL AMEND REPORT WITH RESULTS WHEN RECEIVED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE NTSB RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT OWNER THAT THE DAMAGE SUFFERED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WAS NOT STRUCTURAL AND ONLY I NVOLVED DENTED SKIN ON THE WINGS. HAS CHOSEN TO DOWNGRADE THIS EVENT TO AN INCIDENT INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION AS AN ACCIDENT.
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