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TX: Instructor and Student Crash

What: Tecnam P2002 Sierra
Where: Sterrett Road / Ellis County Sportmen’s Club, Waxahachie, TX
When: Jan 23 2010
Who: flight instructor and student
Why: While the plane was en route, witnesses saw the plane nosedive into a field 20 minutes after it took off from Dallas Executive Airport. The tail was reported to be sticking straight up.
Link to photo of plane in flight

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