What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot, who had student pilot certificate only, was flying with a non-certificated passenger. They took off from a private airport between 8-9 am, and they were last seen around 10:30-11 am. Witness stated they were performing low level maneuvers over fields. When contact with them was lost; the pilot's grandfather initated a search and found the wreckage in a corn field. They were descovered a little after 2PM. Both the pilot and passenger was fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.
Reviewed by dws 10/17/2016
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT, WHO HAD STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ONLY, WAS FLYING WITH A NON-CERTIFICATED PASSENGER. THEY TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRPORT BETWEEN 8-9 AM, AND THEY WERE LAST SEEN AROUND 10:30-11 AM. WITNESS STATED THEY WERE PERFORMING LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS OVER FIELDS. WHEN CONTACT WITH THEM WAS LOST; THE PILOT'S GRANDFATHER INITATED A SEARCH AND FOUND THE WRECKAGE IN A CORN FIELD. THEY WERE DESCOVERED A LITTLE AFTER 2PM. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
REVIEWED BY DWS 10/17/2016