What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While giving instrument flight instruction, the PIC departed on the flight in a single engine, not certificated for flight into icing aircraft, when he was aware that icing conditions existed. He landed at rexburg Idaho, spent 30 minutes breaking ice off of the aircraft and then departed again into known icing conditions. The aircraft became too heavy with ice to maintain flight while on the ILS to Idaho Falls airport Idaho and crashed into a field destroying the aircraft and resulting in serious injuries to the student pilot.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE GIVING INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, THE PIC DEPARTED ON THE FLIGHT IN A SINGLE ENGINE, NOT CERTIFICATED FOR FLIGHT INTO ICING AIRCRAFT, WHEN HE WAS AWARE THAT ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED. HE LANDED AT REXBURG IDAHO, SPENT 30 MINUTES BREAKING ICE OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN DEPARTED AGAIN INTO KNOWN ICING CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME TOO HEAVY WITH ICE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT WHILE ON THE ILS TO IDAHO FALLS AIRPORT IDAHO AND CRASHED INTO A FIELD DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT AND RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.