What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 09/22/07 the pilot privacy data omitted operated his experimental amateur built kolb, mk ii aircraft, registration number N43046 from westwind airpark, a private strip in niota, TN. The pilot privacy data omitted took off and flew approximately one mile and crashed in a corn field. The aircraft suffered substantial damage when it impacted the ground. The propeller blades showed no ground strike marks, and suffered little damage, neither did the engine. About a quart to a half gallon of fuel remained in one of the two five gallon fuel tanks with a strong smell of fuel in the area. The ballistic parachute was deployed but did not open. The operator was pronounced dead on scene. Operator did not hold a pilot's or medical certificate.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09/22/07 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED HIS EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT KOLB, MK II AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N43046 FROM WESTWIND AIRPARK, A PRIVATE STRIP IN NIOTA, TN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF AND FLEW APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER BLADES SHOWED NO GROUND STRIKE MARKS, AND SUFFERED LITTLE DAMAGE, NEITHER DID THE ENGINE. ABOUT A QUART TO A HALF GALLON OF FUEL REMAINED IN ONE OF THE TWO FIVE GALLON FUEL TANKS WITH A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE AREA. THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT OPEN. THE OPERATOR WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON SCENE. OPERATOR DID NOT HOLD A PILOT'S OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.