What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 12/12/2007 at approximately 1015 local time, an aero canard aircraft (N199JW sn:0020), piloted by privacy data omitted, departed runway (rwy) 28 at the Statesville municipal airport (svh). According to witnesses, the canopy of the aircraft opened on or near rotation and at approximately 100 feet above ground level (AGL) the aircraft cover (used to protect the aircraft from the elements while parked) departed the interior of the aircraft and went through the propeller. The aircraft continued to slowly climb on a heading of approximately 230 degrees for approximately 2500 feet where it struck a tree and impacted the ground. Both tips of the propeller (approx 1 foot sections) and the shredded aircraft cover were found near the rwy 28 3000 foot marker. The rest of the aircraft and propeller were found at the impact site. First responders arrived at the scene where one person was found dead strapped in the pilot's seat.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 12/12/2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1015 LOCAL TIME, AN AERO CANARD AIRCRAFT (N199JW SN:0020), PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED RUNWAY (RWY) 28 AT THE STATESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (SVH). ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE CANOPY OF THE AIRCRAFT OPENED ON OR NEAR ROTATION AND AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) THE AIRCRAFT COVER (USED TO PROTECT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ELEMENTS WHILE PARKED) DEPARTED THE INTERIOR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WENT THROUGH THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLOWLY CLIMB ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 230 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET WHERE IT STRUCK A TREE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. BOTH TIPS OF THE PROPELLER (APPROX 1 FOOT SECTIONS) AND THE SHREDDED AIRCRAFT COVER WERE FOUND NEAR THE RWY 28 3000 FOOT MARKER. THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROPELLER WERE FOUND AT THE IMPACT SITE. FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE WHERE ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD STRAPPED IN THE PILOT'S SEAT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.