What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The airman's employer hired an experienced pilot to give additional instruction to the airman because they felt he was unsafe. The day of the accident. The plan was a review of stalls, falling leaf, and landings in a tail wheel aircraft since that is what the airman typically flies. The flight departed west bound out of north perry airport at a preliminary altitude between 1500 and 1800 feet. Upon reaching the everglades, altitudes varied between 200 and 400 feet. Shortly after, radar contact was lost, and the aircraft subsequently crashed into the everglades seriously injuring both pilots.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRMAN'S EMPLOYER HIRED AN EXPERIENCED PILOT TO GIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION TO THE AIRMAN BECAUSE THEY FELT HE WAS UNSAFE. THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLAN WAS A REVIEW OF STALLS, FALLING LEAF, AND LANDINGS IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT SINCE THAT IS WHAT THE AIRMAN TYPICALLY FLIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WEST BOUND OUT OF NORTH PERRY AIRPORT AT A PRELIMINARY ALTITUDE BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800 FEET. UPON REACHING THE EVERGLADES, ALTITUDES VARIED BETWEEN 200 AND 400 FEET. SHORTLY AFTER, RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO THE EVERGLADES SERIOUSLY INJURING BOTH PILOTS.
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