From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On departure leg from Sebewaing Airport, 98G, aircraft attempted to return to airport by making a 180 degree turn from low altitude but crashed short of the runway. Aircraft was destroyed by fire and both pilot and flight instructor in the rear seat were killed.
As the FAA filed it
ON DEPARTURE LEG FROM SEBEWAING AIRPORT, 98G, AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT BY MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN FROM LOW ALTITUDE BUT CRASHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND BOTH PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE REAR SEAT WERE KILLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.