What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On scene investigation revealed no component failures or equipment malfunctions with the aircraft. Final investigation and probable cause is pending from the NTSB. (.4)the flight instructor and the student pilot departed on a VFR flight for the purpose of honing the skills of the student prior to taking his private pilot practical examination. Witnesses reported seeing an aircraft matching the description of the subject aircraft near the abandoned horse haven airstrip about 40 minutes after its initial departure. When the aircraft failed to return from the flight, a ground and aerial search was initiated, but as of this date the aircraft has not been located.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO COMPONENT FAILURES OR EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. FINAL INVESTIGATION AND PROBABLE CAUSE IS PENDING FROM THE NTSB. (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF HONING THE SKILLS OF THE STUDENT PRIOR TO TAKING HIS PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL EXAMINATION. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING AN AIRCRAFT MATCHING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT NEAR THE ABANDONED HORSE HAVEN AIRSTRIP ABOUT 40 MINUTES AFTER ITS INITIAL DEPARTURE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RETURN FROM THE FLIGHT, A GROUND AND AERIAL SEARCH WAS INITIATED, BUT AS OF THIS DATE THE AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.