What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 20, 2011, at approximately 12:30 am eastern time (et), aircraft N13126, a Cessna CE-172-M, serial number 17262516, owned by the Titusville aero club incorporated, crashed in a wooded area, 1/2 mile south of the Titusville airport (6G1), located in Titusville, Pennsylvania. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot, the sole occupants of the aircraft were killed. Aircraft N13126 sustained extensive structural damage and was ultimately destroyed in a post crash fire. Certified meteorological data for the area depicted instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions at the time of the accident. Aircraft was operated under visual flight rules (VFR) and was not on an authorized flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 20, 2011, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 AM EASTERN TIME (ET), AIRCRAFT N13126, A CESSNA CE-172-M, SERIAL NUMBER 17262516, OWNED BY THE TITUSVILLE AERO CLUB INCORPORATED, CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA, 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF THE TITUSVILLE AIRPORT (6G1), LOCATED IN TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE KILLED. AIRCRAFT N13126 SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND WAS ULTIMATELY DESTROYED IN A POST CRASH FIRE.CERTIFIED METEOROLOGICAL DATA FOR THE AREA DEPICTED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) AND WAS NOT ON AN AUTHORIZED FLIGHT PLAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.