19851012067719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · St Louis, MO · October 12, 1985

Date: October 12, 1985 · 17:00 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N72060
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC86LA006
Reported as: Beech A36
Reported engine: Continental IO520B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 256 total158 in this make and model35 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.

Electrical failure during descent. Landed beside runway gear up. Alternator diodes failed.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL FAILURE DURING DESCENT. LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY GEAR UP. ALTERNATOR DIODES FAILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MKC86LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChesterfield, MOThe pilot was on an IFR flight plan flight when the engine alternator failed and the aircraft battery became so depleted that the nav and com equipment failed. Pilot was able to descend to VFR conditions. He stated he used the checklist to manually extend the…Oct 12, 1985 · Substantial damage