# Accident 19960523011469A: Beech F33A, St Clair, MO, May 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1996, 12:45 local time
- Place: St Clair, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3505° N, 90.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3505&lon=-90.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8273G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8273G-1997-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960523011469A

## Narrative

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

(.4) A WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE CIRCLING LOW OVERHEAD IN A 'CLOCKWISE TO RECTANGULAR' PATTERN. THE WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE TURNING SOUTHERLY AND DESCENDING, WHEN IT PITCHED UP 45 DEGREES, AND APPEARED TO HAVE STALLED. THE AIRPLANE THEN WENT INTO A 45 DEGREE DIVE. THE WITNESS SAID THE AIRPLANE SOUNDED NORMAL. THE LOCAL POLICE SEARCHED THE HANGER FOR SIGNS OF A SUICIDE NOTE, BECAUSE THE PILOT'S WIFE SAID HE RECENTLY HAD BEEN ACTING DESPONDED. NO SUCH NOTE WAS FOUND. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAME, POWERPLANT, OR FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CHI96FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA169), May 23, 1996: Beech F33A (N8273G), Saint Clair, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and collision with the terrain.

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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