What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 2, 2007, the pilot had a problem starting the engine after topping off with fuel at the Mcallen airport. A mechanic helped him clear the engine after fuel flames were coming out the exhaust. The aircraft took off to the south and crashed on 10th street approximately 2 miles from the airport, after the pilot declared an emergency due to loss of power. The aircraft hit the concrete barriers dividing the highway and then the guardrail on the southbound lanes. The aircraft caught fire after the right wing hit the guardrail at the fuel cap area. The aircraft was destroyed. The female passenger received fatal injuries. The pilot was removed from the burning wreckage but his injuries were also fatal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 2, 2007, THE PILOT HAD A PROBLEM STARTING THE ENGINE AFTER TOPPING OFF WITH FUEL AT THE MCALLEN AIRPORT. A MECHANIC HELPED HIM CLEAR THE ENGINE AFTER FUEL FLAMES WERE COMING OUT THE EXHAUST. THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH AND CRASHED ON 10TH STREET APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT, AFTER THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE CONCRETE BARRIERS DIVIDING THE HIGHWAY AND THEN THE GUARDRAIL ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AFTER THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GUARDRAIL AT THE FUEL CAP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE FEMALE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE BURNING WRECKAGE BUT HIS INJURIES WERE ALSO FATAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.