What happened
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The CFI was performing an instructional flight w/a student pilot.
After completing several training flights within the pattern, the CFI and student relocated N144TG to a designated area. While hovering, ATC was contacted and a request made to again enter into the local pattern. This request was denied due to heavy traffic. During an approx. 6 min. Hover, flight track data showed the aircraft slowly maneuvering west over a vegetated area.
Local video surveillance captured the shadow and final movements of N144TG with the a/c nose facing west and the fuselage drifting to the left in a southern direction.
In the final movement, N144TG made a rapid turn north in a high angle of bank, ending in a cloud of dust before disappearing from video view.
The aircraft was found laying on its left side with significant damage about 50FT from a nearby taxiway and at the top of a 4FT.berm at a heading of 52* magnetic. The majority of the aircraft was intact w/few parts departing and localized.
First responders removed the deceased CFI from the aircraft and transported the student pilot to a local hospital with serious injury after being ejected through the fwd right windscreen.
Two ground scars were located adjacent to the main wreckage EST 14' away and approximately 95" in length.
Two ground scars were co-located near the main wreckage and marked by 2EA - 5" holes.
Weather was clear, dry and winds at 11 knots. Visibility 10MI, temperature 22*c and altimeter setting of 30.01 inches of mercury.
As the FAA filed it
THE CFI WAS PERFORMING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT W/A STUDENT PILOT.
AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL TRAINING FLIGHTS WITHIN THE PATTERN, THE CFI AND STUDENT RELOCATED N144TG TO A DESIGNATED AREA. WHILE HOVERING, ATC WAS CONTACTED AND A REQUEST MADE TO AGAIN ENTER INTO THE LOCAL PATTERN. THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. DURING AN APPROX. 6 MIN. HOVER, FLIGHT TRACK DATA SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY MANEUVERING WEST OVER A VEGETATED AREA.
LOCAL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAPTURED THE SHADOW AND FINAL MOVEMENTS OF N144TG WITH THE A/C NOSE FACING WEST AND THE FUSELAGE DRIFTING TO THE LEFT IN A SOUTHERN DIRECTION.
IN THE FINAL MOVEMENT, N144TG MADE A RAPID TURN NORTH IN A HIGH ANGLE OF BANK, ENDING IN A CLOUD OF DUST BEFORE DISAPPEARING FROM VIDEO VIEW.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LAYING ON ITS LEFT SIDE WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ABOUT 50FT FROM A NEARBY TAXIWAY AND AT THE TOP OF A 4FT.BERM AT A HEADING OF 52* MAGNETIC. THE MAJORITY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTACT W/FEW PARTS DEPARTING AND LOCALIZED.
FIRST RESPONDERS REMOVED THE DECEASED CFI FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND TRANSPORTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURY AFTER BEING EJECTED THROUGH THE FWD RIGHT WINDSCREEN.
TWO GROUND SCARS WERE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE EST 14' AWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 95" IN LENGTH.
TWO GROUND SCARS WERE CO-LOCATED NEAR THE MAIN WRECKAGE AND MARKED BY 2EA - 5" HOLES.
WEATHER WAS CLEAR, DRY AND WINDS AT 11 KNOTS. VISIBILITY 10MI, TEMPERATURE 22*C AND ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.01 INCHES OF MERCURY.
NTSB investigation
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