What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 30, 2007, approximately 1035 central daylight time, a single-engine adams RV-6A homebuilt airplane, N39AJ, was destroyed following a loss of control during initial takeoff climb from runway 04 at the John Henry Key Airport (7TA8) near Boerne, Texas. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to, and operated by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The 178-nautical mile cross-country flight to the houston hobby airport (hou) was originating at the time of the accident. The remains of the airplane came to rest in a ravine in a rugged area about a half mile from the departure end of the runway. There were no reported injuries to anyone on the ground. A post-impact fire consumed most of the airplane. At about 100 to 150 feet above the ground the airplane was observed to have attained a pronounced nose-high attitude, and subsequently rolled abruptly to the left as the airplane assumed a nose-low attitude.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 30, 2007, APPROXIMATELY 1035 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SINGLE-ENGINE ADAMS RV-6A HOMEBUILT AIRPLANE, N39AJ, WAS DESTROYED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 04 AT THE JOHN HENRY KEY AIRPORT (7TA8) NEAR BOERNE, TEXAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE 178-NAUTICAL MILE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO THE HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT (HOU) WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE REMAINS OF THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN A RAVINE IN A RUGGED AREA ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND. A POST-IMPACT FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE AIRPLANE. AT ABOUT 100 TO 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE ATTAINED A PRONOUNCED NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT AS THE AIRPLANE ASSUMED A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.