What happened
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Aircraft departed georgetown enroute VFR to an area near Taylor Texas. Reliminary review of austin ATC radar track indicated the airplane was at an altitude approximately 5100 feet and had slowed to a ground speed approximately 90 knots prior to disappearing off radar. After the aircraft made left and right turns east of heading. Shortly after loss of radar contact the aircraft departed controlled flight and impacted the terrain at 85 degreed nose down, approximately 9 miles north east of the Taylor airport. Both the pilot and the flight instructor on board received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED GEORGETOWN ENROUTE VFR TO AN AREA NEAR TAYLOR TEXAS. RELIMINARY REVIEW OF AUSTIN ATC RADAR TRACK INDICATED THE AIRPLANE WAS AT AN ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 5100 FEET AND HAD SLOWED TO A GROUND SPEED APPROXIMATELY 90 KNOTS PRIOR TO DISAPPEARING OFF RADAR. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT MADE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS EAST OF HEADING. SHORTLY AFTER LOSS OF RADAR CONTACT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT 85 DEGREED NOSE DOWN, APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES NORTH EAST OF THE TAYLOR AIRPORT. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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