What happened
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The instructor and student pilot departed old town Maine at 0800 and landed in Dexter Maine on runway 34. The pilot back taxied to the grass runway 25 and initiated the take off. The aircraft climbed to 50 to 60 feet then experienced a loss of power. The instructor stated there was a sudden reduction of 200 RPM, at this point he assumed control and made a ten degree turn to the left in an attempt to land in a clearing . The aircraft contacted the top of the trees (approx 50') and continued on to a second row of trees causing substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The aircraft came to rest inverted, the instructor, seated in the right seat suffered facial lacerations, broken nose, broken cheek bone and bruised ribs. The student pilot was uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED OLD TOWN MAINE AT 0800 AND LANDED IN DEXTER MAINE ON RUNWAY 34. THE PILOT BACK TAXIED TO THE GRASS RUNWAY 25 AND INITIATED THE TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO 50 TO 60 FEET THEN EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THERE WAS A SUDDEN REDUCTION OF 200 RPM, AT THIS POINT HE ASSUMED CONTROL AND MADE A TEN DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A CLEARING . THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE TREES (APPROX 50') AND CONTINUED ON TO A SECOND ROW OF TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED, THE INSTRUCTOR, SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT SUFFERED FACIAL LACERATIONS, BROKEN NOSE, BROKEN CHEEK BONE AND BRUISED RIBS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED.
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