# Accident 19850810062849A: Ryan STA, Versailles, MO, August 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Versailles, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4292° N, 92.8400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4292&lon=-92.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17351, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17351) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST-A (registry code 7830402, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Menasco PIRATE C4 D4 (registry code 43504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4-d4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN STA
- Reported engine: MNASCO C4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 0 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850810062849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA180), Aug 10, 1985: Ryan ST-A (N17351), Versailles, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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