# Accident 20070502832439A: Amtr CH601XL, Canadian, TX, May 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Canadian, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8906° N, 100.4022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8906&lon=-100.4022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10028 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CH601XL
- Reported engine: CONT O200*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 43 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070502832439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW07LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA102), May 2, 2007: Walker Zenith Zodiac 601 XL (N10028), Canadian, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight planning and decision to depart into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent in-flight break up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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