What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The instructional flight with flight instructor, student pilot and passenger began with ground instruction and then departed west desert airport at approximately 2030 MDT. The student and instructor performed one stop and go at the provo, UT airport before continuing to spanish fork. They performed 4 stop and gos and decided to navigate to nephi airport for one more stop and go. En route to nephi the instructor took the controls from the student and conducted various manuevers, then proceeded to give controls back to the student and had them recover. In short time after the student received the controls from the instructor, the aircraft impacted elevated mountainous terrain north of mona reservoir.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STUDENT PILOT AND PASSENGER BEGAN WITH GROUND INSTRUCTION AND THEN DEPARTED WEST DESERT AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 2030 MDT. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED ONE STOP AND GO AT THE PROVO, UT AIRPORT BEFORE CONTINUING TO SPANISH FORK. THEY PERFORMED 4 STOP AND GOS AND DECIDED TO NAVIGATE TO NEPHI AIRPORT FOR ONE MORE STOP AND GO. EN ROUTE TO NEPHI THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT AND CONDUCTED VARIOUS MANUEVERS, THEN PROCEEDED TO GIVE CONTROLS BACK TO THE STUDENT AND HAD THEM RECOVER. IN SHORT TIME AFTER THE STUDENT RECEIVED THE CONTROLS FROM THE INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ELEVATED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NORTH OF MONA RESERVOIR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.