# Accident 19990619007299A: Cessna 182J, Satanta, KS, June 19, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 19, 1999, 00:36 local time - Place: Satanta, KS - Airport: Satanta Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.4297° N, 100.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4297&lon=-100.9807&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2711F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2711F-2000-05-15) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J - Reported engine: CONT O470R - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 212 total, 71 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA190) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619007299A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON JUNE 19, 1999, AT 0040 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182J, N2711F, PILOTED BY AN INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, IMPACTED A SILO AND TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN ABORTED LANDING ATTEMPT AT SATANTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SATANTA, KANSAS (1K9). INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED A THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD CANCELLED ITS INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN PRIOR TO APPROACH INTO 1K9. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED COFFEY COUNTY AIRPORT, BURLINGTON, KANSAS, AT TIME UNKNOWN, EN ROUTE TO 1K9. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HAD HEARD A SPLIT SECOND SOUND AND IDENTIFIED IT AS A AIRCRAFT ENGINE "THRUSTING" FOLLOWED BY A CRASH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE SOUND WAS FROM THE TRAINS IN THE AREA. 1K9 IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. THE TRANSPONDER CODE WAS FOUND TO BE 1200. THREE FLASHLIGHTS, WHICH ILLUMINATED WHEN THEY WERE TURNED ON, WERE FOUND WITH THE WRECKAGE. (-23)THE PILOT HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BURLINGTON TO SATANATA, KS. TEN MILES EAST OF SATANTA, HE CANCELLED HIS IFR FLIGHT PLAN. HE NEXT REPORTED HE WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT SATANTA DUE TO FOG AND WAS DEVIATING TO LIBERAL, KS. THE A/C IMPACTED THE SATANTA GRAIN ELEVATOR WHICH IS LOCATED 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE SATANTA AIRPORT. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A 120 FOOT SILO DURING A VISUAL APPROACH INTO SATANTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (1K9), SATANTA KANSAS. THE ELEVATION OF THE AIRPORT IS 2,976 FEET MSL. NIGHT INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPORT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN APPROVED INSTRUMENT APPROACH PROCEDURE. AT 0025:08 RADAR DATA SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT WITH A TRANSPONDER CODE OF 4753 ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF 1K9. FROM 0028:01 TO 0035:22, THE SQUAWK CODE WAS 1200. THE LAST RECORDED RADAR POSITION WAS AT 0035:22, BETWEEN 1K9 AND THE SILO, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3,200 FEET MSL. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CHI99FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA190), Jun 19, 1999: Cessna 182J (N2711F), Satanta, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. 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… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.