What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 11-05-2005, about 0915 am EDT, the Washington FSDO was notified of a fatal accident near Leesburg, VA airport (jyo), which occurred about 0900 am, 11-09-2005. Inspectors privacy data omitted arrived at the scene about 1000 am. The aircraft was a Piper PA28-161 warrior iii, N4171T. Two males were in the front seats: in the right seat, a flight instructor with av-ed flight school, inc., privacy data omitted , (current flight instructor certificate not located); in the left seat, a student pilot, privacy data omitted . The aircraft appeared to have made a steep descent into dense woods, impacting on its nose, and wing leading edges. The pilots appeared to have sustained fatal injuries on impact.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 11-05-2005, ABOUT 0915 AM EDT, THE WASHINGTON FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF A FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR LEESBURG, VA AIRPORT (JYO), WHICH OCCURRED ABOUT 0900 AM, 11-09-2005. INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE SCENE ABOUT 1000 AM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS A PIPER PA28-161 WARRIOR III, N4171T. TWO MALES WERE IN THE FRONT SEATS: IN THE RIGHT SEAT, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITH AV-ED FLIGHT SCHOOL, INC., ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , (CURRENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE NOT LOCATED); IN THE LEFT SEAT, A STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ . THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE MADE A STEEP DESCENT INTO DENSE WOODS, IMPACTING ON ITS NOSE, AND WING LEADING EDGES. THE PILOTS APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES ON 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.