38.6273° N, 90.1979° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 19, 1988 · 16:25 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
AMWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N456AM
Reported as
Swrngn SA227AC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lightning struck during approach to airport. Generator and batteries went off line. Batteries and generator reset.
As the FAA filed it
LIGHTNING STRUCK DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT. GENERATOR AND BATTERIES WENT OFF LINE. BATTERIES AND GENERATOR RESET.