What happened
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(-23) On January 1, 2004, at 1004 hrs CST, a Bellanca BL-17-30A, N4104B, registered to david knowles, crashed into two homes in the 7100 block of currin drive in Dallas, Texas during climb out while enroute from Addison Airport (ADS) to amarillo, Texas. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. At approximately 1010 hrs on January 1, 2004 privacy data omitted was notified by region comm center that there had been a crash. ^priv^ then notified privacy data omitted we arrived on scene at approximately 1220 hrs. Upon arrival a police officer notified us that a piece of debris had been located away from the crash site. We identified the part as being a piece of the pilots side window. It was located in the flight path approximately 250 yards prior to the impact area. The impact area consisted of two houses, one across the street from the other. The aircraft impacted the roof of the first house, continued on through a brick outer wall and then to the ground which caused the engine, prop and cowling to break away. The remainder of the aircraft continued across the street into the garage area of the second house. The main body of the fuselage came to rest under two cars that were parked in the garage of the second house. A fire ensued in both houses and almost totally destroyed all major components of the aircraft, and caused major damage to both houses. An arm of one of the occupants of the aircraft was found located in the area close to the engine. Major portions of the occupants' bodies were found in the wreckage across the street. In the wreckage we found several logbooks to include airframe, engine, and pilot. The pilot logbook did not seem to be the most recent one because it had not been updated since 1987. We also found the on board, hand held fire extinguisher out of the hold down bracket, with the safety pin pulled, completely depleted, and no major damage to the cylinder. It appeared as though someone had intentionally used it to combat a fire. The piece of debris that was identified to us by the police upon arrival was identified as a piece of the pilot's side window.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 1, 2004, AT 1004 HRS CST, A BELLANCA BL-17-30A, N4104B, REGISTERED TO DAVID KNOWLES, CRASHED INTO TWO HOMES IN THE 7100 BLOCK OF CURRIN DRIVE IN DALLAS, TEXAS DURING CLIMB OUT WHILE ENROUTE FROM ADDISON AIRPORT (ADS) TO AMARILLO, TEXAS. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. AT APPROXIMATELY 1010 HRS ON JANUARY 1, 2004 ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOTIFIED BY REGION COMM CENTER THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CRASH. ^PRIV^ THEN NOTIFIED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WE ARRIVED ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 1220 HRS. UPON ARRIVAL A POLICE OFFICER NOTIFIED US THAT A PIECE OF DEBRIS HAD BEEN LOCATED AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. WE IDENTIFIED THE PART AS BEING A PIECE OF THE PILOTS SIDE WINDOW. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE FLIGHT PATH APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS PRIOR TO THE IMPACT AREA. THE IMPACT AREA CONSISTED OF TWO HOUSES, ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OTHER. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE ROOF OF THE FIRST HOUSE, CONTINUED ON THROUGH A BRICK OUTER WALL AND THEN TO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE, PROP AND COWLING TO BREAK AWAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE STREET INTO THE GARAGE AREA OF THE SECOND HOUSE. THE MAIN BODY OF THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST UNDER TWO CARS THAT WERE PARKED IN THE GARAGE OF THE SECOND HOUSE. A FIRE ENSUED IN BOTH HOUSES AND ALMOST TOTALLY DESTROYED ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH HOUSES. AN ARM OF ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LOCATED IN THE AREA CLOSE TO THE ENGINE. MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE OCCUPANTS' BODIES WERE FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE ACROSS THE STREET. IN THE WRECKAGE WE FOUND SEVERAL LOGBOOKS TO INCLUDE AIRFRAME, ENGINE, AND PILOT. THE PILOT LOGBOOK DID NOT SEEM TO BE THE MOST RECENT ONE BECAUSE IT HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1987. WE ALSO FOUND THE ON BOARD, HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER OUT OF THE HOLD DOWN BRACKET, WITH THE SAFETY PIN PULLED, COMPLETELY DEPLETED, AND NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER. IT APPEARED AS THOUGH SOMEONE HAD INTENTIONALLY USED IT TO COMBAT A FIRE. THE PIECE OF DEBRIS THAT WAS IDENTIFIED TO US BY THE POLICE UPON ARRIVAL WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PIECE OF THE PILOT'S SIDE WINDOW.
NTSB investigation
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