What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) At 1610 MDT on August 27, 2007, a Cirrus vk 30 homebuilt experimental aircraft crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing near Watrous, new Mexico. The aircraft was registered to and operated by the pilot privacy data omitted. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time and the aircraft was operating under a VFR flight plan. The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft had departed from liberal, Kansas and its intended destination was double eagle ii airport in albuquerque, new Mexico.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AT 1610 MDT ON AUGUST 27, 2007, A CIRRUS VK 30 HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR WATROUS, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING UNDER A VFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FROM LIBERAL, KANSAS AND ITS INTENDED DESTINATION WAS DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.