Both pilots tried to make a 180 and return to the airport and both stalled in the turn and ironically crashed through the roof of the same house.
I was always taught never to turn back under 5000 ft.
That sounds a little extreme, but it is a bad idea especially if you haven't reached pattern altitude. You lose a lot of altitude in a sharp 180 and banking the plane at 45 degrees creates 2 G's which greatly increases your stall speed.