# Accident 19880118000579A: Piper PA31T, St Louis, MO, January 18, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1988, 19:03 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7709° N, 90.3505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7709&lon=-90.3505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200RS-1997-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31T (registry code 7103124, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880118000579A

## Narrative

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

BECAME TOO LOW ON ILS APPROACH HIT TREES WIRES AND A RESIDENCE AND BURNED. PILOT HAD SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROSIS.

## 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 MKC88FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA041), Jan 19, 1988: Piper PA-31T-620 (N200RS), Hazelwood, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PROPER GLIDE PATH NOT MAINTAINED BY P.I.C., DECISION HEIGHT NOT IDENTIFIED BY THE P.I.C., MISSED APPROACH NOT PERFORMED BY THE P.I.C. TURNING ON LIGHTS IN OVERCAST.

## Other reports on N200RS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870805052699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805052699I), Aug 5, 1987: Piper PA31T (N200RS), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Pilots side window blew out while in cruise. ATC vectors to a landing.

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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