What happened
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Acft was reported missing on 08/04/98 and the wreckage was located on 08/26/98. The 2 POB suffered fatal injuries. The acft was destroyed. (.19)on August 4, 1998, at 0900 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna A185F, N888KS, owned and operated by an instrument rated commercial pilot, was observed to depart superior, Wisconsin, with the intended destination of green bay, Wisconsin. The airplane, pilot and passenger have been missing since that time. A search did not locate either the airplane or the pilot and passenger. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The airplane is presumed destroyed and the pilot and passenger are presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. (-23) on August 4, 1998, at 0900 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna A185F, N888KS, owned and operated by an instrument rated commercial pilot, was observed to depart superior, Wisconsin, with the intended destination of gren bay, Wisconsin. The airplane, pilot and passenger have been missing since that time. A search did not locate either the airplane or the pilot and passenger. The personal 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The airplane is presumed destroyed and the pilot and passenger are presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. On August 27, 1998, wreckage of this aircraft N888KS was found in a densely wooded area near Phillips, Wisconsin. The aircraft had struck numerous mature trees as it entered the wooded area. Pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries and were located within the wreckage. The aircraft was destroyed by flight into the trees and post accident fire.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT WAS REPORTED MISSING ON 08/04/98 AND THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON 08/26/98. THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.19)ON AUGUST 4, 1998, AT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA A185F, N888KS, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AN INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN. THE AIRPLANE, PILOT AND PASSENGER HAVE BEEN MISSING SINCE THAT TIME. A SEARCH DID NOT LOCATE EITHER THE AIRPLANE OR THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE AIRPLANE IS PRESUMED DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. (-23) ON AUGUST 4, 1998, AT 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA A185F, N888KS, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AN INSTRUMENT RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF GREN BAY, WISCONSIN. THE AIRPLANE, PILOT AND PASSENGER HAVE BEEN MISSING SINCE THAT TIME. A SEARCH DID NOT LOCATE EITHER THE AIRPLANE OR THE PILOT AND PASSENGER. THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE AIRPLANE IS PRESUMED DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. ON AUGUST 27, 1998, WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT N888KS WAS FOUND IN A DENSELY WOODED AREA NEAR PHILLIPS, WISCONSIN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK NUMEROUS MATURE TREES AS IT ENTERED THE WOODED AREA. PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE WRECKAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FLIGHT INTO THE TREES AND POST ACCIDENT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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