# Accident 19940411000389A: Cessna 182P, St Louis, MO, April 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1994, 06:03 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6490° N, 90.5793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6490&lon=-90.5793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9187M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9187M-1995-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940411000389A

## Narrative

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

NOTAMS OUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS. NO GLIDE SLOPE O8R. BECAME TOO LOW ON ILS APPROACH. STRUCK TREES. BELOW MAP ALTITUDES

## 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 CHI94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA130), Apr 11, 1994: Cessna 182P (N9187M), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW PROPER IFR PROCEDURES AND MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE OF THE…

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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