What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a day VFR training flight N4677V, a Cessna 172RG, was involved in a mid air collison with N64030, a Cessna 172. N4677V made an emergency landing on Westlake village gokf course and metal parts of N64030 were found next to N6477V on the ground. It appears in the investigation that N64030, the Cessna 172, was traveling towards N4677V, the Cessna 172RG, at an 80 degree angle off the left side of N4677V, and might have taken evasive action. The right horizontal stablizer of N64030 hit the left wing strut and inboard left wing section of N6477V, causing its wing damage and causing the right horizontal stablizer to separate from N64030. This caused the lose of control of N64030 which impacted the ground at a steep angle and started a brush fire which engulfed the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A DAY VFR TRAINING FLIGHT N4677V, A CESSNA 172RG, WAS INVOLVED IN A MID AIR COLLISON WITH N64030, A CESSNA 172. N4677V MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON WESTLAKE VILLAGE GOKF COURSE AND METAL PARTS OF N64030 WERE FOUND NEXT TO N6477V ON THE GROUND. IT APPEARS IN THE INVESTIGATION THAT N64030, THE CESSNA 172, WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS N4677V, THE CESSNA 172RG, AT AN 80 DEGREE ANGLE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF N4677V, AND MIGHT HAVE TAKEN EVASIVE ACTION. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABLIZER OF N64030 HIT THE LEFT WING STRUT AND INBOARD LEFT WING SECTION OF N6477V, CAUSING ITS WING DAMAGE AND CAUSING THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABLIZER TO SEPARATE FROM N64030. THIS CAUSED THE LOSE OF CONTROL OF N64030 WHICH IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A STEEP ANGLE AND STARTED A BRUSH FIRE WHICH ENGULFED THE AIRCRAFT.
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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