What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilots were flying together in N15GG. Witness report sounds of aircraft appeared to be in a maneuver just before hearing aircraft impact. Aircraft impacted ground in nearly a straight down attitude. Wreckage was contained in an approximately 40 foot diameter of the aircraft. Both pilots died of injuries sustained in the accident. The owner of the aircraft was in the left seat but was not qualified to act as pilot in command due to medical considerations. The commercial, instructor pilot in the right seat was qualified but no clear evidence is available to indicate which pilot was at the controls at the time of the accident. No clear evidence exists as to any mechanical or structural failure to the aircraft. As both pilots perished in the accident no action is appropriate.
As the FAA filed it
PILOTS WERE FLYING TOGETHER IN N15GG. WITNESS REPORT SOUNDS OF AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE IN A MANEUVER JUST BEFORE HEARING AIRCRAFT IMPACT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN NEARLY A STRAIGHT DOWN ATTITUDE. WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN AN APPROXIMATELY 40 FOOT DIAMETER OF THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH PILOTS DIED OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT BUT WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO ACT AS PILOT IN COMMAND DUE TO MEDICAL CONSIDERATIONS. THE COMMERCIAL, INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS QUALIFIED BUT NO CLEAR EVIDENCE IS AVAILABLE TO INDICATE WHICH PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO CLEAR EVIDENCE EXISTS AS TO ANY MECHANICAL OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AS BOTH PILOTS PERISHED IN THE ACCIDENT NO ACTION IS APPROPRIATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.