What happened
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(-23) On 02/17/04 a Beechcraft king air B90 with pilot in command privacy data omitted and two medical personnel departed the wichita mid-continent airport (ict) at 0210 local time on a part 91 repositioning flight to Dodge City (ddc), KS. The aircraft departed ict without incident on an IFR flight plan enroute to ddc. Approximately 37 miles east of the ddc airport, at a flight level of 12,000 feet MSL, the pilot contacted ATC and cancelled the IFR flight plan. Approximately 10 to 15 minutes later, the aircraft impacted the ground 7.5 miles west of the ddc airport. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and two medical personnel were fatally injured. The employing company, ballard aviation, reported that privacy data omitted advised he was available for assignment at approximately 1230 hours on 2/16/03 and departed on his first flight at approximately 1420 hours, 2/16/03. privacy data omitted Completed his third part 135 flight at approximately 0102 hours on 2/17/03.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 02/17/04 A BEECHCRAFT KING AIR B90 WITH PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL DEPARTED THE WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT (ICT) AT 0210 LOCAL TIME ON A PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT TO DODGE CITY (DDC), KS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ICT WITHOUT INCIDENT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE TO DDC. APPROXIMATELY 37 MILES EAST OF THE DDC AIRPORT, AT A FLIGHT LEVEL OF 12,000 FEET MSL, THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC AND CANCELLED THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN. APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 7.5 MILES WEST OF THE DDC AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND TWO MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE EMPLOYING COMPANY, BALLARD AVIATION, REPORTED THAT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADVISED HE WAS AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS ON 2/16/03 AND DEPARTED ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 HOURS, 2/16/03. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COMPLETED HIS THIRD PART 135 FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 0102 HOURS ON 2/17/03.
NTSB investigation
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