What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On February 16, 2005, at 1006 EDT, according to eyewitnesses, an interplane Skyboy ultra-light aircraft climbed to approximately 50 feet then made a spiral dive colliding with the ground approximately 1,000 feet from the departure threshold and 200 feet left of runway 22 at zepherhills airport (zph) zepherhills, FL. The rescue personnel had to disconnect the fuel to stop the aircraft engine so they could extract the instructor out of the aircraft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight, per the wife of the pilot, originated as a training flight with her husband being the flight instructor. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the asc flight instructor and student pilot were seriously injured and have undergone extensive rehabilitation. There is no recall from either pilot as to the circumstances leading up to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2005, AT 1006 EDT, ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES, AN INTERPLANE SKYBOY ULTRA-LIGHT AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THEN MADE A SPIRAL DIVE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE THRESHOLD AND 200 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY 22 AT ZEPHERHILLS AIRPORT (ZPH) ZEPHERHILLS, FL. THE RESCUE PERSONNEL HAD TO DISCONNECT THE FUEL TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SO THEY COULD EXTRACT THE INSTRUCTOR OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT, PER THE WIFE OF THE PILOT, ORIGINATED AS A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH HER HUSBAND BEING THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE ASC FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND HAVE UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE REHABILITATION. THERE IS NO RECALL FROM EITHER PILOT AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.