# Accident 19991212044649A: Cessna 210, St Louis, MO, December 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1999, 19:20 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6995° N, 90.6693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6995&lon=-90.6693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3807Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3807Y-2000-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210D (registry code 2073414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991212044649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE A/C DEPARTED SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT (SUS) ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AT APPROX. 0116 UTC ON 12-12-99. AT 0120 UTC THE PILOT REPORTED TO ATC OF HAVING A VACUUM PROBLEM. THE CONTROLLER ISSUED A HEADING CHANGE FOR THE A/C TO RETURNE TO SUS. THE LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT WAS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HEADING CHANGE. THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA APPROX. 3-4 MILES NW OF THE AIRPORT. A TRAIL OF A/C DEBRIS BEGINNING APPROX. ONE THIRD OF A MILE PRIOR TO THE MAIN IMPACT SITE WAS DISCOVERED DURING THIS INVESTIGATION. EVIDENCE INDICATES A POSSIBLE IN FLIGHT BREAK-UP OF THE A/C PRIOR TO IMPACT. INVESTIGATION CONTINUING.

## 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 CHI00FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA042), Dec 13, 1999: Cessna 210D (N3807Y), Saint Charles, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the aircraft control not maintained by the pilot and the pilot exceeded the design limits of the aircraft. The clouds and night conditions were contributing factors.

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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