What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 15, 2011 at approximately 1130L, N2584N a PA-38-112, while on an instructional flight, impacted terrain approximately 7NM west of btm airport. The CFI and student pilot were fatally injured; the aircraft was destroyed. Witness statements indicate the aircraft had departed controlled flight from a steep angle of bank turn, into a spin. The accident site and debris field was indicative of a high-angle, high-energy, nose-low and right-wing down attitude with little forward momentum.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 15, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130L, N2584N A PA-38-112, WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 7NM WEST OF BTM AIRPORT. THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED; THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT FROM A STEEP ANGLE OF BANK TURN, INTO A SPIN. THE ACCIDENT SITE AND DEBRIS FIELD WAS INDICATIVE OF A HIGH-ANGLE, HIGH-ENERGY, NOSE-LOW AND RIGHT-WING DOWN ATTITUDE WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOMENTUM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.