What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft was on an IFR flight plan enroute from winner, SD (sfd) to anderson, in (aid), in radar contact with Kansas city center, requesting and following radar advisories to deviate from some convective activity when the pilot attempted to penetrate a thin spot in an extensive line of thunderstorms. The aircraft disappeared from radar in an area of level 3 and 4 thunderstorms near Bible Grove, Missouri. The airplane struck a small hill in an open field in a steep bank at a high rate of speed. Enough parts were identified to confirm there was no in-flight breakup.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ENROUTE FROM WINNER, SD (SFD) TO ANDERSON, IN (AID), IN RADAR CONTACT WITH KANSAS CITY CENTER, REQUESTING AND FOLLOWING RADAR ADVISORIES TO DEVIATE FROM SOME CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PENETRATE A THIN SPOT IN AN EXTENSIVE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR IN AN AREA OF LEVEL 3 AND 4 THUNDERSTORMS NEAR BIBLE GROVE, MISSOURI. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SMALL HILL IN AN OPEN FIELD IN A STEEP BANK AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. ENOUGH PARTS WERE IDENTIFIED TO CONFIRM THERE WAS NO IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N55448 · 2
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