What happened
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On March 7, 2023 aircraft privacy data omitted a 1988 PA-28-161 Piper warrior , departed from lakeland linder international airport (lal) in lakeland, Florida at approximately 1327 EDT with a student and an instructor pilot on board. The aircraft flew to Winter Haven Regional Airport (gif), where the student began training on power-off 180 landings using a left pattern approach. At approximately 1400 EDT, privacy data omitted initiated a base turn via radio call for runway 29 and then collided with aircraft privacy data omitted, a 1956 Piper J3C-65 cub float plane flying north to south in a right pattern approach to jack browns sea plane base (F57). The collision occurred between 500-600 feet AGL. Both aircraft fell into lake hartridge, east of runway 29 at gif, resulting in fatal injuries to both the instructor and student pilot aboard privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 7, 2023 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A 1988 PA-28-161 PIPER WARRIOR , DEPARTED FROM LAKELAND LINDER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (LAL) IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 1327 EDT WITH A STUDENT AND AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW TO WINTER HAVEN REGIONAL AIRPORT (GIF), WHERE THE STUDENT BEGAN TRAINING ON POWER-OFF 180 LANDINGS USING A LEFT PATTERN APPROACH. AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 EDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INITIATED A BASE TURN VIA RADIO CALL FOR RUNWAY 29 AND THEN COLLIDED WITH AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1956 PIPER J3C-65 CUB FLOAT PLANE FLYING NORTH TO SOUTH IN A RIGHT PATTERN APPROACH TO JACK BROWNS SEA PLANE BASE (F57). THE COLLISION OCCURRED BETWEEN 500-600 FEET AGL. BOTH AIRCRAFT FELL INTO LAKE HARTRIDGE, EAST OF RUNWAY 29 AT GIF, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO BOTH THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT ABOARD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
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