Cessna 182J accident near Satanta, KS
On June 19, 1999, a Cessna 182J (airplane) was involved in an accident near Satanta, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 19, 1999
- Place
- Satanta, KS
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182J · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.430°N, 100.981°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X18929
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 19, 1999, at 0036 central daylight time, a Cessna 182J, N2711F, piloted by an instrument rated private pilot, impacted a silo during a visual approach into the Satanta Municipal Airport (1K9), Satanta, Kansas. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had cancelled a instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan during the approach. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The personal flight departed Coffey County Airport (UKL), Burlington, Kansas, on June 18, 1999, at 2158, en route to 1K9. A witness at UKL reported that the pilot hangered N2711F there [UKL]. The pilot would arrive on Monday's and leave on the weekends. He stated that the pilot always had the airplane "filled up" when he usually flew in on Mondays. He added that the pilot was usually in a rush to get home and "always pushed the limits coming and going". A witness, to the weather conditions reported the following: "At about 0030 on the early morning of the 19th of June the air was getting heavy with moisture and visibility was starting to decrease in the Ulysses area. At 0042 ... We still had ground visibility but it looked like a 200' to 300' ceiling...at 0101 hours. The weather was Foggy with a visibility of 1/2 to 3/4 mile at the time I left Ulysses. I traveled back to Dodge City along K-144 Highway to U-56 Highway to Dodge City. The weather was foggy along my route of travel at times getting down to 1/8 to 1/4 visibility in the Haskell County area. As I got back into the Eastern Gray county area and the Dodge City area v
Probable cause
the preflight planning/preparation and the missed approach not performed by the pilot. The obstruction clearance not maintained by the pilot was an additional cause. Contributing factors were the low ceiling and the fog.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
