# Accident 20030408009069A: Amd FALCON, St Louis, MO, April 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2003, 18:51 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GXPA
- Location: 38.6681° N, 90.1850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6681&lon=-90.1850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179GA-2007-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON (registry code 2720302, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-sud-fan-jet-falcon) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,220 total, 1,271 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030408009069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GAX 179, DA-20 A FALCON WAS GIVEN MISSED APPROACH DIRECTIONS BY THE STL TOWER WHEN, DURING AN ILS 30R APPROACH THE WEATHER DROPPED BELOW VISUAL SEPARATION MINIMUMS. DURING VECTORS FOR A SECOND APPROACH TO ILS 30R AT STL, THE CREW REQUESTED INFO ABOUT THE LENGTH OF VECTOR TO BE EXPECTED AND ASKED FOR A CLOSER TURN IN FOR APPROACH. THE CREW DID NOT DECLARE "MINIMUM FUEL" OR "EMERGENCY" UNTIL THE ENGINES FLAMED OUT DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. PILOTS (X2) WERE RESCUED FROM THE RIVER. ADDITIONAL ISSUE, AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTING MODERATE ICE CONDITIONS DURING VECTORS FOR APPROACH IN THIS AREA. THE CREW WOULD HAVE BEEN CARRYING EXTRA POWER TO SUPPORT ANTI-ICE EQUIPMENT, CREATING A HIGHER THAN EXPECTED FUEL BURN. FORECAST AT TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS 35011KTP6SM OVC015...REQUIRING AN ALTERNATE TO BE FILED ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN...THE PILOT DID NOT FILE AN ALTERNATE.

## 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 CHI03FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA099), Apr 8, 2003: Dassault DA-20C (N179GA), St Louis, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot in command's improper in-flight decision not to divert to an alternate destination resulting in the exhaustion of the airplane's fuel supply, and his failure to relay his low fuel state to…

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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