What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) May 2, 2007 at approximately 1245 CDT, N10028 impacted the ground about 4 miles west of Canadian, Texas, after takeoff from hemphill county airport (hhf). The pilot, sole occupant, was fatally injured. The engine and propeller were located on the side of a dirt road. The remains of the pilot were also located in this area. The tail surfaces and aft fuselage were found in a pile, several hundred feet southeast of the engine section. The left wing was found several hundred yards northeast of the tail and fuselage. The right wing was found in two pieces further southeast from the tail and fuselage section. From the engine section to the first item of the interior of the aircraft, there was a 4 mile span of debris. The weather, shortly after takeoff, was reported to be heavy rains and/or thunderstorms.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) MAY 2, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 CDT, N10028 IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF CANADIAN, TEXAS, AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HEMPHILL COUNTY AIRPORT (HHF). THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF A DIRT ROAD. THE REMAINS OF THE PILOT WERE ALSO LOCATED IN THIS AREA. THE TAIL SURFACES AND AFT FUSELAGE WERE FOUND IN A PILE, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE ENGINE SECTION. THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS NORTHEAST OF THE TAIL AND FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND IN TWO PIECES FURTHER SOUTHEAST FROM THE TAIL AND FUSELAGE SECTION. FROM THE ENGINE SECTION TO THE FIRST ITEM OF THE INTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT, THERE WAS A 4 MILE SPAN OF DEBRIS. THE WEATHER, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, WAS REPORTED TO BE HEAVY RAINS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS.
NTSB investigation
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