What happened
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Accident aircraft was cleared for final approach to land on runway 20 at Brainard Airport (hfd), Hartford, CT. Student pilot was receiving instruction from CFI for upgrade from single engine to twin engine operation. Aircraft departed final approach pattern to hfd and traveled east toward East Hartford, and was approximately 400 feet MSL, flying approximately 67 knots, heading 165 degrees, latitude: 41.7511, longitude: -72.6449, when it lost radar contact. The aircraft subsequently impacted a parking lot light pole, telephone wires, telephone poles, became inverted and crashed in front of pratt & whitney aircraft manufacturing facility and credit union building. Fire immediately ensued, the flight instructor was able to escape, the student pilot deceased on site.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 20 AT BRAINARD AIRPORT (HFD), HARTFORD, CT. STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM CFI FOR UPGRADE FROM SINGLE ENGINE TO TWIN ENGINE OPERATION. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FINAL APPROACH PATTERN TO HFD AND TRAVELED EAST TOWARD EAST HARTFORD, AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET MSL, FLYING APPROXIMATELY 67 KNOTS, HEADING 165 DEGREES, LATITUDE: 41.7511, LONGITUDE: -72.6449, WHEN IT LOST RADAR CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE, TELEPHONE WIRES, TELEPHONE POLES, BECAME INVERTED AND CRASHED IN FRONT OF PRATT & WHITNEY AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING FACILITY AND CREDIT UNION BUILDING. FIRE IMMEDIATELY ENSUED, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE, THE STUDENT PILOT DECEASED ON SITE.
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