19850225006019A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31P · St Louis, MO · February 25, 1985

Date
February 25, 1985 · 19:35 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Weiss Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N404RS
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85FA062
Reported as
Piper PA31P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIGO541E1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,420 total3 in this make and model162 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Descended and impacted trees during turn while practicing night approaches to the airport. Burst into flames.

As the FAA filed it

DESCENDED AND IMPACTED TREES DURING TURN WHILE PRACTICING NIGHT APPROACHES TO THE AIRPORT. BURST INTO FLAMES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.