What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 12, 2001, at 1550 central standard time, a Cessna 150M, N63262, operated by chicago business air center, lansing, Illinois, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with the terrain following an in-flight loss of control while maneuvering near Dyer, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on an active flight plan. The flight instructor and his dual student were fatally injured. The local flight departed the lansing municipal airport (igq), lansing, Illinois, at 1538. A witness to the accident was driving north on calumet road, near the intersection of calumet road and 113th street, when she witnessed an airplane "low to the ground and upside down." The witness stated that she turned to tell her child about the airplane, and when she directed her attention back to the airplane she only saw a cloud of dirt and dust rising from the cornfield. Aircraft radar track data was obtained from federal aviation administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC). According to the radar data, the first radar return for the accident aircraft was recorded at 1538:40.94 [time format = hhmm:ss. Ss]. The aircraft departed the igq traffic pattern to the south and climbed to an altitude that varied between 2,600 and 2,700 feet mean sea level (MSL). At 1547:18.05 the aircraft initiated a left turn towards the east followed by a right turn back to towards the south at 1547:59.52. The aircraft continued on a southern course, at an altitude between 2,600 and 2,700 feet MSL, until 1549:50.39 when the aircraft changed to a northern course. The last radar return was recorded at 1550:41.21 at an altitude of 900 feet MSL. (-23) on 11/12/2001, at approx. 1650 EST, a Cessna 150M, N63262, impacted the ground, IN a harvested cornfield 8 miles ssw of griffith, Indiana. Occupants were timothy durante, flight instructor, and edward hudson, non-certificated student pilot, both experienced fatal injuries upon impact. The aircraft was destroyed. This flight started from lansing municipal airport, lansing, Illinois.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2001, AT 1550 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N63262, OPERATED BY CHICAGO BUSINESS AIR CENTER, LANSING, ILLINOIS, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR DYER, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON AN ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS DUAL STUDENT WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LANSING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (IGQ), LANSING, ILLINOIS, AT 1538. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT WAS DRIVING NORTH ON CALUMET ROAD, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CALUMET ROAD AND 113TH STREET, WHEN SHE WITNESSED AN AIRPLANE "LOW TO THE GROUND AND UPSIDE DOWN." THE WITNESS STATED THAT SHE TURNED TO TELL HER CHILD ABOUT THE AIRPLANE, AND WHEN SHE DIRECTED HER ATTENTION BACK TO THE AIRPLANE SHE ONLY SAW A CLOUD OF DIRT AND DUST RISING FROM THE CORNFIELD. AIRCRAFT RADAR TRACK DATA WAS OBTAINED FROM FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC). ACCORDING TO THE RADAR DATA, THE FIRST RADAR RETURN FOR THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS RECORDED AT 1538:40.94 [TIME FORMAT = HHMM:SS.SS]. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE IGQ TRAFFIC PATTERN TO THE SOUTH AND CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE THAT VARIED BETWEEN 2,600 AND 2,700 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL). AT 1547:18.05 THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED A LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE EAST FOLLOWED BY A RIGHT TURN BACK TO TOWARDS THE SOUTH AT 1547:59.52. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON A SOUTHERN COURSE, AT AN ALTITUDE BETWEEN 2,600 AND 2,700 FEET MSL, UNTIL 1549:50.39 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CHANGED TO A NORTHERN COURSE. THE LAST RADAR RETURN WAS RECORDED AT 1550:41.21 AT AN ALTITUDE OF 900 FEET MSL. (-23) ON 11/12/2001, AT APPROX. 1650 EST, A CESSNA 150M, N63262, IMPACTED THE GROUND, IN A HARVESTED CORNFIELD 8 MILES SSW OF GRIFFITH, INDIANA. OCCUPANTS WERE TIMOTHY DURANTE, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND EDWARD HUDSON, NON-CERTIFICATED STUDENT PILOT, BOTH EXPERIENCED FATAL INJURIES UPON IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THIS FLIGHT STARTED FROM LANSING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LANSING, ILLINOIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.