What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 12, 2006, Piper PA-32R-301T, N292HH, departed grand glaize-osage beach airport (K15), osage beach, MO, at approximately 1724 central daylight time, enroute to Kansas city international airport (mci), Kansas city, MO, on an instrument flight rules flight plan. At 1911:35, following ATC clearance for a visual approach to runway 11, radar and voice contact were lost. A search was initiated and the aircraft was located in a bean field approximately 30 minutes later, five and one-half miles south of mci. The aircraft experienced an in-flight break-up after passing approximately 600 feet below and approximately 4.5 miles behing the flight path of a B-737 on a visual approach for runway 1R. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 12, 2006, PIPER PA-32R-301T, N292HH, DEPARTED GRAND GLAIZE-OSAGE BEACH AIRPORT (K15), OSAGE BEACH, MO, AT APPROXIMATELY 1724 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, ENROUTE TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MCI), KANSAS CITY, MO, ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. AT 1911:35, FOLLOWING ATC CLEARANCE FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11, RADAR AND VOICE CONTACT WERE LOST. A SEARCH WAS INITIATED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER, FIVE AND ONE-HALF MILES SOUTH OF MCI. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT BREAK-UP AFTER PASSING APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET BELOW AND APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILES BEHING THE FLIGHT PATH OF A B-737 ON A VISUAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 1R. THE PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.