From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The instructor pilot was working on performing a simulated engine failure with the student pilot. They started the maneuver at 4000 ft AGL. During the descent to the simulation area the aircraft went too low and struck power lines which caused the aircraft to nose over and impact into the ground causing substantial damage to nose of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS WORKING ON PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE STUDENT PILOT. THEY STARTED THE MANEUVER AT 4000 FT AGL. DURING THE DESCENT TO THE SIMULATION AREA THE AIRCRAFT WENT TOO LOW AND STRUCK POWER LINES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND IMPACT INTO THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.