What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 7, 2009, at 0800 central daylight time, a wicks air center, LLC Hornet, N651WA, impacted the ground near Jones Field Airport (F00) in Bonham, Texas. Witnesses report weather conditions of low clouds and fog at the time of the accident. The aircraft was destroyed and post accident fire ensued. The pilot and sole passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed south from Jones Field Airport runway 17 and appears to have been returning to the field at the time of the accident. The wreckage was located .35 miles NE (015 deg) from the threshold of runway 17 aat Jones Field Airport (F00). The pilot was identified as william r. pearson. Witnesses report seeing the aircraft fly north along highway 78 at a very low altitude, going in and out of the clouds. Witnesses report seeing the aircraft in a left bank, nose down attitude just before the aircraft impacted the ground. The pilot was not instrument rated, and the aircraft was no IFR equipped.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 7, 2009, AT 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A WICKS AIR CENTER, LLC HORNET, N651WA, IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR JONES FIELD AIRPORT (F00) IN BONHAM, TEXAS. WITNESSES REPORT WEATHER CONDITIONS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SOUTH FROM JONES FIELD AIRPORT RUNWAY 17 AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RETURNING TO THE FIELD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED .35 MILES NE (015 DEG) FROM THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 17 AAT JONES FIELD AIRPORT (F00). THE PILOT WAS IDENTIFIED AS WILLIAM R. PEARSON. WITNESSES REPORT SEEING THE AIRCRAFT FLY NORTH ALONG HIGHWAY 78 AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE, GOING IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS. WITNESSES REPORT SEEING THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT BANK, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NO IFR EQUIPPED.
NTSB investigation
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