What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 24, 2008, at 0915 central daylight time, an experimental privacy data omitted, cozy mk iv, N500K, single-engine airplane, was destroyed when it collided with the wall of a rock quarry southwest of Midlothian, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot, and sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. No flight plan was filed for the local flight that had departed the arlington municipal airport (gky), arlington, texsas, at approximately 0700. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 24, 2008, AT 0915 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COZY MK IV, N500K, SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE WALL OF A ROCK QUARRY SOUTHWEST OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT THAT HAD DEPARTED THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GKY), ARLINGTON, TEXSAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 0700. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.