What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/06/2008, at approximately 1530 EST, N369ES, a Cessna 172, departed north perry airport (hwo) on an training flight with a flight instructor and instument student. At approximately the same time N118TP, a Piper PA-44, departed fort Lauderdale international airport (fll) on a training flight with a flight instructor and a multi student also. At 21:16 UTC, according to radar plots provided by miami ATCT, N369ES and N118TP was involved in a mid air collision at coordinates 26 deg, 00 min, 20.5 sec north lattitude and 080 deg, 28 min, 49.06 see west longitude. At the point of collision N118TP was heading 149 deg at 124 KTS with mode c reporting 2000 ft. N389ES was heading 211 deg at 86KTS with mode c showing 1900 ft. the cause of the mid air collision is unknown, however, considering the fact that both flights were instructional, both flights failed to "see and avoid".
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/06/2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EST, N369ES, A CESSNA 172, DEPARTED NORTH PERRY AIRPORT (HWO) ON AN TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND INSTUMENT STUDENT. AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME N118TP, A PIPER PA-44, DEPARTED FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL) ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A MULTI STUDENT ALSO. AT 21:16 UTC, ACCORDING TO RADAR PLOTS PROVIDED BY MIAMI ATCT, N369ES AND N118TP WAS INVOLVED IN A MID AIR COLLISION AT COORDINATES 26 DEG, 00 MIN, 20.5 SEC NORTH LATTITUDE AND 080 DEG, 28 MIN, 49.06 SEE WEST LONGITUDE. AT THE POINT OF COLLISION N118TP WAS HEADING 149 DEG AT 124 KTS WITH MODE C REPORTING 2000 FT. N389ES WAS HEADING 211 DEG AT 86KTS WITH MODE C SHOWING 1900 FT. THE CAUSE OF THE MID AIR COLLISION IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT BOTH FLIGHTS WERE INSTRUCTIONAL, BOTH FLIGHTS FAILED TO "SEE AND AVOID".
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.