- Date
- February 13, 1985, 20:40 local (Feb 14, 1985, 02:40 UTC)
- Place
- Berkeley, MO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N328BASwearingen SA-226-TC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850213014849I
- Case key
- 33871
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Crew accomplished descent checklist. Checklist was approved manufacturer's checklist. Descent was made through 2500 footthick clouds with OAT below freezing without auto-ignition switch on auto/continuous position. Both engines quit on final approach. Airplane was landed without damage. Company concluded that flameouts caused by ice ingestion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N328BA
- Reported as
- Swearingen SA-226-TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-253
- Airframe hours
- 9,637
- Engine
- Garrett 331-10UA-SHG, 940 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Britt Airways, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Britt Airways, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 13, 1985 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- SPI · Springfield, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- STL · Lambert-St.Louis Int'L, runway 24, 7,600 × 150 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,345 total · 1,109 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 310° at 18 knots, gusting 27
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N328BA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.