What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 25, 2015, at approximately 1550 central daylight time, a Cessna T310Q airplane, N301JA, was destroyed after declaring an emergency and subsequently impacting the ground approximately 2 miles northeast of ict in Wichita, Kansas. The commercial, multi-engine, instrument-rated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to celestial knights, LLC and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight and an instrument flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at Wichita dwight d eisenhower national airport (kict), Wichita, Kansas and was enroute for centennial airport (kapa), denver, Colorado.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1550 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA T310Q AIRPLANE, N301JA, WAS DESTROYED AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF ICT IN WICHITA, KANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL, MULTI-ENGINE, INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO CELESTIAL KNIGHTS, LLC AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WICHITA DWIGHT D EISENHOWER NATIONAL AIRPORT (KICT), WICHITA, KANSAS AND WAS ENROUTE FOR CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA), DENVER, COLORADO.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.