What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 18 2026, two fatalities occurred when a CFI was providing instruction to student. After performing several touch and go's, aircraft departed runway 36 to the south then made a left turn east, traveled approximately 800 feet, made a left turn north and crashed into wooded area just outside airport fence line approximately 800 feet east of the end of runway 36. Post crash fire consumed majority of aircraft. FAA, NTSB, Lycoming, and Piper representitives arrived on scene, and post crash analysis was performed on airframe and engine with no anomolies noted.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 18 2026, TWO FATALITIES OCCURRED WHEN A CFI WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO STUDENT. AFTER PERFORMING SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO'S, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 TO THE SOUTH THEN MADE A LEFT TURN EAST, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET, MADE A LEFT TURN NORTH AND CRASHED INTO WOODED AREA JUST OUTSIDE AIRPORT FENCE LINE APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET EAST OF THE END OF RUNWAY 36. POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MAJORITY OF AIRCRAFT. FAA, NTSB, LYCOMING, AND PIPER REPRESENTITIVES ARRIVED ON SCENE, AND POST CRASH ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED ON AIRFRAME AND ENGINE WITH NO ANOMOLIES NOTED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.