What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 22, 2008 about 1550 central daylight time a single engine Cirrus SR22 N729SR was destroyed when it impacted water following loss of control near hemphill, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and IFR flight plan was filed for the part 91 personal flight. The 427 nautical mile cross-country flight originated from tupelo airport (tup) tupelo Mississippi and was destined for the david wayne hooks airport (dwh) houston, Texas. According to preliminary information, while the aircraft was in cruise flight near monroe, Louisiana, air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot with a frequency change; however, the pilot did not respond. Repeated attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful as the plane continued flying a straight line while at 10,000 feet towards dwh. At 1549 radar control was lost in the area of hemphill, Texas.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 22, 2008 ABOUT 1550 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A SINGLE ENGINE CIRRUS SR22 N729SR WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED WATER FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL NEAR HEMPHILL, TEXAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE 427 NAUTICAL MILE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TUPELO AIRPORT (TUP) TUPELO MISSISSIPPI AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH) HOUSTON, TEXAS. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT NEAR MONROE, LOUISIANA, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE PILOT WITH A FREQUENCY CHANGE; HOWEVER, THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE PILOT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS THE PLANE CONTINUED FLYING A STRAIGHT LINE WHILE AT 10,000 FEET TOWARDS DWH. AT 1549 RADAR CONTROL WAS LOST IN THE AREA OF HEMPHILL, TEXAS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.