What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 7, 2023 at approximately 2:00 pm, a Piper J-3C, privacy data omitted, and a Piper PA-28-161, privacy data omitted, collided mid-air over lake hartridge. privacy data omitted Was flying north to south, 500 feet above ground level (AGL), 1/2 mile away transitioning pass the end runway 29, while privacy data omitted was in a left-hand traffic pattern descending turning base for runway 29. As the aircrafts passed each other, the mid-air collision occurred and both aircrafts fell into the lake, resulting in fatal injuries to both pilots.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 7, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM, A PIPER J-3C, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND A PIPER PA-28-161, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED MID-AIR OVER LAKE HARTRIDGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING NORTH TO SOUTH, 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), 1/2 MILE AWAY TRANSITIONING PASS THE END RUNWAY 29, WHILE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN A LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN DESCENDING TURNING BASE FOR RUNWAY 29. AS THE AIRCRAFTS PASSED EACH OTHER, THE MID-AIR COLLISION OCCURRED AND BOTH AIRCRAFTS FELL INTO THE LAKE, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO BOTH PILOTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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