# Accident 19930704021959A: Stnson V77STINSON, St Charles, MO, July 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1993
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: St Charles County Smart Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73589, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73589) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson VULTEE V-77 (registry code 8631802, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-vultee-v-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77STINSON
- Reported engine: LYC R680
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930704021959A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. ATIS NOT UPDATED TO INCLUDE WIND GUSTS.

## 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 CHI93LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA242), Jul 4, 1993: Stinson V77 (N73589), St. Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE WIND GUSTS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

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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