19861117056109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Alton/St Louis, IL · November 17, 1986

Date
November 17, 1986 · 10:18 local
Place
Alton/St Louis, IL
Airport
St Louis Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1631E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87LA019
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
755 total450 in this make and model43 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.

All airports in area below landing minimums. Struck trees and crashed half mile left of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ALL AIRPORTS IN AREA BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS. STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED HALF MILE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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