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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ryan ST-A · Versailles, MO · August 10, 1985

Date
August 10, 1985 · 09:30 local
Place
Versailles, MO
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N17351
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85FA180
Reported as
Ryan STA
Reported engine
MNASCO C4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total0 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot flew into IFR conditions. Aircraft impacted ground in nose down wings level attitude with high speed.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO IFR CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN NOSE DOWN WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH HIGH SPEED.

NTSB investigation

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