What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Although witnesses statements vary, they departed runway 15 at eik, on a local instructional flight, climbed to a reasonable altitude then spiraled toward the ground. One witness stated it pitched straight up prior to the spin. The aircraft impacted the ground approximately 300 yds sw of the departure end of runway 15. The aircraft was found in a level attitude, on a nw heading, possibly slightly nose down with no forward movement. Damage to the aircraft was consistent with high vertical impact. Both the instructor pilot and student sustained fatal injuries. There was no post crash fire. Fuel was evident in both tanks and the propeller exhibited evidence of high rotational impact with the ground. Control continuity could not be established on the scene. The pilot/flight instructor was properly rated and qualified. No FAA data existed on the student pilot. The aircraft had been fueled with 10 gallons prior to the flight. Initial computations on scene showed the aircraft at 1206 lbs gross weight, using estimated weights of pilot and passenger and 10 gallons of fuel. This placed the aircraft near maximum gross weight of 1213 lbs. The ELT did not activate. The density altitude was 7639.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ALTHOUGH WITNESSES STATEMENTS VARY, THEY DEPARTED RUNWAY 15 AT EIK, ON A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, CLIMBED TO A REASONABLE ALTITUDE THEN SPIRALED TOWARD THE GROUND. ONE WITNESS STATED IT PITCHED STRAIGHT UP PRIOR TO THE SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 YDS SW OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 15. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, ON A NW HEADING, POSSIBLY SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN WITH NO FORWARD MOVEMENT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSISTENT WITH HIGH VERTICAL IMPACT. BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN BOTH TANKS AND THE PROPELLER EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF HIGH ROTATIONAL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. CONTROL CONTINUITY COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED ON THE SCENE. THE PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS PROPERLY RATED AND QUALIFIED. NO FAA DATA EXISTED ON THE STUDENT PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FUELED WITH 10 GALLONS PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. INITIAL COMPUTATIONS ON SCENE SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT AT 1206 LBS GROSS WEIGHT, USING ESTIMATED WEIGHTS OF PILOT AND PASSENGER AND 10 GALLONS OF FUEL. THIS PLACED THE AIRCRAFT NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF 1213 LBS. THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 7639.
NTSB investigation
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