- Date
- August 10, 1985, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Versailles, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N17351Ryan ST-A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850810062849A
- Case key
- 33849
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt of another (accompanying) acft, had briefed the plt of N17351, on wx that could be expected en route. Instead of following the other acft as he had been briefed, the plt of N17351 got in the lead. While en route, he was observed to fly under the edge of clouds from which he did not return. A ground witness saw him come out of a low ceiling in aprx a 45 deg nose down attitude & impact in an open field. Neither the acft nor the plt were certified for flt in instrument conditions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17351
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 193
- Airframe hours
- 541
- Engine
- Menasco PIRATE C4S, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sam Appleby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 7, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 2K2 · Springfield, MO
- Destination
- M84 · Boonville, MO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 15 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- COU, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.