Two occupants of a small airplane walked away from a crash in the MacPherson subdivision earlier this month.

An email on the incident to the Star from the Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of the Piper PA-18-150 was conducting circuits at the nearby Cousins airstrip, located off the Alaska Highway near the Mayo Cutoff.

During one of the take-offs, the engine stopped producing power at about 60 metres (200 feet) above ground level, says the email.

The pilot, whose name was not released, commenced a forced approach into the trees.

The aircraft was substantially damaged but there were no injuries to the two occupants.

The aircraft plowed into the trees across MacPherson Road from the Hidden Valley School on July 7.

Photos from the crash site show a mangled and twisted aircraft.

The safety board is not conducting an investigation, as there is little likelihood of identifying new safety lessons that would advance transportation safety, the board told the Star.

The board’s website notes it receives between 3,000 and 4,000 reports of occurrences every year.

Practical considerations dictate that only a small portion of the occurrences can be fully investigated, the website points out.