What happened
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Stalled turning base to land. CFI took over too low to recover. Impacted in a street. CFI too late on takeover.(.4) the multiengine student and CFI instructor departed for a local multiengine instructional flight. After a short flight to another airport, the aircraft entered downwind. On downwind the aircraft descended, impacted a tree and utility pole before hitting the ground, bursting into flames, and sliding across a street into a house. Flight and engine control continuity were confirmed. Both engines had no evidence of anomalies. Witnesses reported the engines to be at full power at 200 feet above ground. Autopsy's revealed no preexisting medical conditions and toxicology tests were negative. (-23) during instruction flight, aircraft flew downwind leg to runway 32 at New Richmond, WI at 150'-200' AGL. At the point where aircraft should have turned onto base leg, aircraft stalled and fell off to the right. Pilot attempted to recover by raising gear and applying full power. Aircraft descended to street at 40 degree angle clipping power lines with left prop and pole with right wing tip. Aircraft hit street and slid at 15 degree angle into trees coming to rest in yard. Ruptured fuel tanks. Fuel spray igneted engulfing aircraft, occupants and a house.
As the FAA filed it
STALLED TURNING BASE TO LAND. CFI TOOK OVER TOO LOW TO RECOVER. IMPACTED IN A STREET. CFI TOO LATE ON TAKEOVER.(.4) THE MULTIENGINE STUDENT AND CFI INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED FOR A LOCAL MULTIENGINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. AFTER A SHORT FLIGHT TO ANOTHER AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED DOWNWIND. ON DOWNWIND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, IMPACTED A TREE AND UTILITY POLE BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND, BURSTING INTO FLAMES, AND SLIDING ACROSS A STREET INTO A HOUSE. FLIGHT AND ENGINE CONTROL CONTINUITY WERE CONFIRMED. BOTH ENGINES HAD NO EVIDENCE OF ANOMALIES. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ENGINES TO BE AT FULL POWER AT 200 FEET ABOVE GROUND. AUTOPSY'S REVEALED NO PREEXISTING MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND TOXICOLOGY TESTS WERE NEGATIVE. (-23) DURING INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT FLEW DOWNWIND LEG TO RUNWAY 32 AT NEW RICHMOND, WI AT 150'-200' AGL. AT THE POINT WHERE AIRCRAFT SHOULD HAVE TURNED ONTO BASE LEG, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL OFF TO THE RIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER BY RAISING GEAR AND APPLYING FULL POWER. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO STREET AT 40 DEGREE ANGLE CLIPPING POWER LINES WITH LEFT PROP AND POLE WITH RIGHT WING TIP. AIRCRAFT HIT STREET AND SLID AT 15 DEGREE ANGLE INTO TREES COMING TO REST IN YARD. RUPTURED FUEL TANKS. FUEL SPRAY IGNETED ENGULFING AIRCRAFT, OCCUPANTS AND A HOUSE.
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