What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 09/07/2026 at 1719 CFI privacy data omitted and student pilot privacy data omitted on board aircraft privacy data omitted were on a training flight at montgomery-gibbs executive airport (myf) while attempting a landing on runway 28L aircraft pitched down, followed by an aggressive nose-up pitch, approximatley 40-45 degree upward angle. At an estimated altitude of 150 feet AGL the nose dropped, aircraft rolled left and impacted the runway. After impact, aircraft slid off runway and came to rest on taxiway b. a post-crash fire erupted from the fuselage immediately, both pilots sustained fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/07/2026 AT 1719 CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON BOARD AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT AT MONTGOMERY-GIBBS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MYF) WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28L AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN, FOLLOWED BY AN AGGRESSIVE NOSE-UP PITCH, APPROXIMATLEY 40-45 DEGREE UPWARD ANGLE. AT AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 150 FEET AGL THE NOSE DROPPED, AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. AFTER IMPACT, AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY B. A POST-CRASH FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FUSELAGE IMMEDIATELY, BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.
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 reports on N734ZK · 2
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