Incident Overview
A student pilot was conducting his second solo flight outside of the traffic pattern. According to his flight instructor, the student was instructed to proceed to a designated practice area to work on high altitude maneuvers. However, the student instead flew to a residential area where his grandparents lived. Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft circle the grandparents' house and a local swimming pool where friends were present.
Flight Path and Witness Accounts
Multiple witnesses provided altitude estimates ranging from 150 feet to 300 feet above ground level (AGL) during the low-altitude flight. The aircraft was observed to pull up, then fall off on one wing, enter a spin, and subsequently strike a car that was backing out of a driveway.
Prior Statements
Several individuals reported that the student had told them on the night before the accident that he planned to fly by the swimming pool and his grandparents' house the following day.