What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 25, 2002 about 1125 hrs. An aircraft was seen over lake winnipausaekee flying level, then pitched over in a cork screwing dive and hit the water. Divers found one body floating on the surface, with a piece of wing and some small debris. The aircraft was recovered five days later from eighty feet of water. On the sixth day the instructor was found on the lake floor sixty feet from where the wreckage was found. NTSB examined the wreckage and determined nose left rotation low angle water impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 ABOUT 1125 HRS. AN AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN OVER LAKE WINNIPAUSAEKEE FLYING LEVEL, THEN PITCHED OVER IN A CORK SCREWING DIVE AND HIT THE WATER. DIVERS FOUND ONE BODY FLOATING ON THE SURFACE, WITH A PIECE OF WING AND SOME SMALL DEBRIS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FIVE DAYS LATER FROM EIGHTY FEET OF WATER. ON THE SIXTH DAY THE INSTRUCTOR WAS FOUND ON THE LAKE FLOOR SIXTY FEET FROM WHERE THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND. NTSB EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AND DETERMINED NOSE LEFT ROTATION LOW ANGLE WATER IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.