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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · St Louis, MO · March 23, 1994

Date
March 23, 1994 · 00:30 local
Place
St Louis, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Louis Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3365R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI94FA113
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
320 total250 in this make and model45 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.

Departed in reckless manner then observed to dive vertically onto runway. Had martial problems prior suicide tries.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED IN RECKLESS MANNER THEN OBSERVED TO DIVE VERTICALLY ONTO RUNWAY. HAD MARTIAL PROBLEMS PRIOR SUICIDE TRIES.

NTSB investigation

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