What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On September 19, 1999, at 1800 central daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N5532K, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Atlanta, Kansas. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured and the one passenger was seriously injured. The local flight originated at a private airstrip near Atlanta, Kansas about 15 minutes prior to the accident. In a written statement, a witness to the accident stated that the airplane "... Departed to the south and climbed to altitude at which time..." The pilot "... Performed a loop, immelman, a couple of hammerhead stalls and a couple of rolls and returned to the airport." The witness said that the airplane then "... Approached from the north in what I call a crop duster pass at the end of the strip, he pulled the airplane up approximately 20-degrees to 25-degrees pitch and started a turn to the left." The witness stated that he then saw the airplane "... In a left wing low attitude and descending ... And realized that the aircraft was basically out o f control." (.4)the aircraft was destroyed when it impacted the terrain. Two witnesses to the accident stated that the aircraft was performing aerobatic maneuvers and then did a fly by. One witness stated that the aircraft then pulled up and performed a roll. The other witness stated that the aircraft pulled up and started a left turn. Both witnesses described seeing the aircraft descending '... Out of control.' Both witnesses also stated that the engine sounded as if it was producing power prior to the accident. An on scene examination failed to reveal any preexisting anomalies with respect to the airplane. The pilot and passenger were not wearing parachutes during the flight. (-23)witnesses stated that the aircraft departed a private runway at atlant, Kansas at approximately 1800 local time for a CFR 14 part 91 pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the flight. Witnesses state that the pilot borrowed the aircraft to take his son up to show him some aerobatics. Witnesses stat that after doing some aetobatic s at altitude, the pilot made a low pass over the runway and attempted a roll while low to the ground. Witnesses state that the maneuver resulted inthe aircraft striking the ground. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot suffered fatal injuries. The pilot's son who was the passenger and is a private pilot suffered serious injuries. The passenger is recovering from the injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1999, AT 1800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 8KCAB, N5532K, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR ATLANTA, KANSAS. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR ATLANTA, KANSAS ABOUT 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE "... DEPARTED TO THE SOUTH AND CLIMBED TO ALTITUDE AT WHICH TIME..." THE PILOT "... PERFORMED A LOOP, IMMELMAN, A COUPLE OF HAMMERHEAD STALLS AND A COUPLE OF ROLLS AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT." THE WITNESS SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN "... APPROACHED FROM THE NORTH IN WHAT I CALL A CROP DUSTER PASS AT THE END OF THE STRIP, HE PULLED THE AIRPLANE UP APPROXIMATELY 20-DEGREES TO 25-DEGREES PITCH AND STARTED A TURN TO THE LEFT." THE WITNESS STATED THAT HE THEN SAW THE AIRPLANE "... IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE AND DESCENDING ... AND REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BASICALLY OUT O F CONTROL." (.4)THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. TWO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AND THEN DID A FLY BY. ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN PULLED UP AND PERFORMED A ROLL. THE OTHER WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP AND STARTED A LEFT TURN. BOTH WITNESSES DESCRIBED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING '... OUT OF CONTROL.' BOTH WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS PRODUCING POWER PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AN ON SCENE EXAMINATION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PREEXISTING ANOMALIES WITH RESPECT TO THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT WEARING PARACHUTES DURING THE FLIGHT. (-23)WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE RUNWAY AT ATLANT, KANSAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME FOR A CFR 14 PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. WITNESSES STATE THAT THE PILOT BORROWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TAKE HIS SON UP TO SHOW HIM SOME AEROBATICS. WITNESSES STAT THAT AFTER DOING SOME AETOBATIC S AT ALTITUDE, THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED A ROLL WHILE LOW TO THE GROUND. WITNESSES STATE THAT THE MANEUVER RESULTED INTHE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT'S SON WHO WAS THE PASSENGER AND IS A PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PASSENGER IS RECOVERING FROM THE INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.