What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported an acft fuel flow problem, the controller provided arpt information, the pilot overflew the arpt, the controller informed the pilot of the acft position from the arpt, the pilot then reported the arpt in sight and was issued a visual approach, the acft subsequently crashed and was destroyed, the 2 POB suffered fatal injuries, other circumstances are unknown.(.19)on June 8, 1999, at 1225 central daylight time a Cessna 340A, N1372G, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with the terrain following a loss of control while on final approach for landing on runway 13 at the Phillipsburg Municipal Airport, Phillipsburg, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating on an IFR flight plan. The flight departed wheeling, Illinois, exact time unknown. Witnesses reported hearing the airplane's engines "sputtering" as the airplane approached the airport. Many witnesses reported the airplane's wings were banking left and right before it rolled to the right and descended vertically into the ground. A flight instructor said he observed the accident airplane approaching the airport at a "...very slow ground speed..." (-23) while enroute from chicago, IL to pueblo, CO. On an IFR flight plan in VMC conditions the pilot reported "transfer problems" and began a vectored descent to Phillipsburg, KS. Airport. Witnesses observed the aircraft north of the airport configured for landing at an approach altitude. The aircraft was seen to roll abruptly to the right prior to descending out of sight. A/c wreckage was found to have impacted the ground slightly inverted and was destroyed by post flight fire.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED AN ACFT FUEL FLOW PROBLEM, THE CONTROLLER PROVIDED ARPT INFORMATION, THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE ARPT, THE CONTROLLER INFORMED THE PILOT OF THE ACFT POSITION FROM THE ARPT, THE PILOT THEN REPORTED THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND WAS ISSUED A VISUAL APPROACH, THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED AND WAS DESTROYED, THE 2 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(.19)ON JUNE 8, 1999, AT 1225 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A CESSNA 340A, N1372G, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE PHILLIPSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PHILLIPSBURG, KANSAS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED WHEELING, ILLINOIS, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINES "SPUTTERING" AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT. MANY WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS WERE BANKING LEFT AND RIGHT BEFORE IT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID HE OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE APPROACHING THE AIRPORT AT A "...VERY SLOW GROUND SPEED..." (-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM CHICAGO, IL TO PUEBLO, CO. ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN IN VMC CONDITIONS THE PILOT REPORTED "TRANSFER PROBLEMS" AND BEGAN A VECTORED DESCENT TO PHILLIPSBURG, KS. AIRPORT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT NORTH OF THE AIRPORT CONFIGURED FOR LANDING AT AN APPROACH ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO ROLL ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT PRIOR TO DESCENDING OUT OF SIGHT. A/C WRECKAGE WAS FOUND TO HAVE IMPACTED THE GROUND SLIGHTLY INVERTED AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST FLIGHT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.