What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 1/31/2011, at 15:28 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 172 crashed into the foothills of Glendora, CA. The airplane departed from Brackett Field in la verne, CA earlier that afternoon. According to the glendor police departments incident report, the student pilot privacy data omitted was flying with his instructor privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Stated he had been doing touch and go maneuvers at Brackett. He said there was turbulence which caught the plane and pushed them down. Park estimated their airspeed at 90 knots. He said when the turbulence started his instructor grabbed for the controls and he relinquished control. The pilot privacy data omitted sustained major injuries and was airlifted to the hospital. The student pilot receved only minor injuries and has not been able to be located.
As the FAA filed it
ON 1/31/2011, AT 15:28 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172 CRASHED INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF GLENDORA, CA. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM BRACKETT FIELD IN LA VERNE, CA EARLIER THAT AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE GLENDOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS INCIDENT REPORT, THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE HAD BEEN DOING TOUCH AND GO MANEUVERS AT BRACKETT. HE SAID THERE WAS TURBULENCE WHICH CAUGHT THE PLANE AND PUSHED THEM DOWN. PARK ESTIMATED THEIR AIRSPEED AT 90 KNOTS. HE SAID WHEN THE TURBULENCE STARTED HIS INSTRUCTOR GRABBED FOR THE CONTROLS AND HE RELINQUISHED CONTROL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE LOCATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.