What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Accident aircraft was the trailing aircraft in a formation flight conducting maneuvers for training. One of the accident pilots was receiving a check ride from the second accident pilot. The accident aircraft was recovering from a maneuver when the aircraft entered an unintentional spin from which it did not recover. The lead aircraft PIC visibly observed the aircraft pitch nose high, then enter into an unintentional spin, the aircraft struck the ground and caught fire as the aircraft broke apart in a field. No mayday or declaration of emergency was reported over the radio by the lead aircraft pilot. Both pilots onboard were fatally injured.
As the FAA filed it
ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS THE TRAILING AIRCRAFT IN A FORMATION FLIGHT CONDUCTING MANEUVERS FOR TRAINING. ONE OF THE ACCIDENT PILOTS WAS RECEIVING A CHECK RIDE FROM THE SECOND ACCIDENT PILOT. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERING FROM A MANEUVER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN UNINTENTIONAL SPIN FROM WHICH IT DID NOT RECOVER. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT PIC VISIBLY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT PITCH NOSE HIGH, THEN ENTER INTO AN UNINTENTIONAL SPIN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE AS THE AIRCRAFT BROKE APART IN A FIELD. NO MAYDAY OR DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY WAS REPORTED OVER THE RADIO BY THE LEAD AIRCRAFT PILOT. BOTH PILOTS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED.
NTSB investigation
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