ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39777
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| Date: | Monday 25 February 1985 |
| Time: | 19:35 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31P Pressurized Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | WTS Inc |
| Registration: | N404RS |
| MSN: | 31P-18 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 493 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING TIGO-541-E1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sunset Hills, Missouri -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Weiss Airport, Fenton, Missouri (FAA LID: 3WE) |
| Sunset Hills, Missouri | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NIGHT INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH 2 MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTOR PILOTS AT THE CONTROLS & A RATED PILOT OCCUPYING A REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT WAS AN EXPERIENCED MULTI-ENGINE PILOT WITH 110 HOURS IN THIS MAKE & MODEL; HOWEVER, HIS 2ND CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY 1983. THE LEFT FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT HAD JUST RECEIVED HIS MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUCTOR RATING & HAD ONLY 3 HOURS IN THIS MAKE & MODEL
HE HAD A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE & WAS PRESUMED TO BE THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. THE AIRCREW MADE 2 PASSES OVER RUNWAY 18, THEN MANUOEVERED ONTO A DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET AGL & MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY WHEN IT ENTERED A STEEP DESCENT, CRASHED & BURNED.THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NORTH EAST OF THE AIRPORT IN A WOODED AREA.
IMPACT OCCURRED ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING IN ABOUT AN 18 DEGREE DIVE. NO PRE-IMPACT PART FAILURE/ MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT.
TOXICOLOGY CHECKS OF THE PASSENGERS & RIGHT FRONT SEAT OCCUPANTS SHOWED EACH HAD AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.117%. NO ALCOHOL FOUND IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT'S BLOOD
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MKC85FA062 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001214X35763&key=1
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=404RS
3. http://www.oy-reg.dk/register/944.html
4. http://www.scramble.nl/civil-database/details?bt=pa&af=783
5. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1985/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-missouri-3-killed/]
6. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mo/N404RS/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Jun-2015 08:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2015 08:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Oct-2017 20:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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