The Wright County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a plane crash Aug. 22 at 12:40 p.m. in the 13500 block of Wright County Road 7 NW in Clearwater Township. Initial investigation indicates that the plane, a 1988 Christen Eagle II Bi-Plane, was being piloted by Brett Johnson, 32, of Becker. Witnesses on the ground reported that the plane was performing aerial acrobatics when it lost power and crashed into the ground. Both the pilot and a passenger, Jeffrey Colbenson, 34, of Maple Lake, were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The Clearwater Fire Department assisted the Wright County Sheriff’s Office at the scene. The incident remains under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, Wright County Coroner’s Office and the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.