# Accident 19860220004899A: Piper PA31325, St Louis, MO, February 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1986, 19:30 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Weiss
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5304° N, 90.4509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5304&lon=-90.4509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111MM-1992-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31325
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540F2BD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,455 total, 3,040 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860220004899A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TOO SOON ON A CIRCLING APPROACH, MOMENTARILY LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A TREE BUT LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 MKC86LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA062), Feb 21, 1986: Piper PA-31-325 (N111MM), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage

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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