Incident Overview
A witness observed a training aircraft at approximately 2000 ft heading southwest, with the engine sound audible. About a minute later, the aircraft was seen inbound at approximately 50 ft, still with engine sound. The witness then heard a "poof" sound and saw the aircraft inverted. The witness did not report the incident, assuming that residents of nearby mobile homes would have reported any accident. However, the mobile homes were hunting cabins and were vacant at the time.
Wreckage Discovery
The wreckage of the inverted aircraft was discovered the following morning in a remote area. The aircraft had struck approximately 40-ft pine trees with the left wing while on an initial climb from a cow pasture, then rolled inverted. The trees are located on the north side of the pasture, and winds were northerly at the time.
Occupants
The Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and his student were killed on impact.
Flight Details
The owner of the aircraft stated that the training flight was to include forced landing practice.