Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Weiss Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Sunset Hills, Missouri 63127
Monday, February 25, 1985 19:35 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE ACFT WAS ON A NGT INSTRUCTIONAL FLT WITH 2 MULTI-ENG INSTRUCTOR PLTS AT THE CONTROLS & A RATED PLT OCCUPYING A REAR PAX SEAT. THE RGT FNT SEAT OCCUPANT WAS AN EXPERIENCED MULTI-ENG PLT WITH 110 HRS IN THIS MAKE & MODEL; HOWEVER, HIS 2NDCLASS MED CERT WAS ISSUED IN JAN 1983. THE L FNT SEAT OCCUPANT HAD JUST RECEIVED HIS MULTI-ENG INTRUCTOR RATING & HAD ONLY 3 HRS IN THIS MAKE & MODEL. HE HAD A CURRENT MED CERT & WAS PRESUMED TO BE THE PLT-IN-COMMAND. THE AIRCREW MADE 2 PASSES OVER RWY 18, THEN MANUEVERED ONTO A DOWNWIND LEG OF THE PATTERN. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT WAS NORTHEAST OF THE ARPT AT APRX 300 TO 400 FT AGL & MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE RWY WHEN IT ENTERED A STEEP DSCNT, CRASHED & BURNED.THE ACFT CRASHED NORTHEAST OF THE ARPT IN A WOODED AREA. IMPACT OCCURRED ON A SOUTHERLY HDG IN ABOUT AN 18 DEG DIVE. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FND; HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED DURING IMPACT. TOX CHECKS OF THE PAX & RGT FNT SEAT OCCUPANTS SHOWED EACH HAD AN ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.117%. NO ALCOHOL FND IN THE L FNT SEAT OCCUPANT'S BLOOD
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/25/1985 |
| Event Day of the Week | Monday |
| Time of Event | 1935 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | SUNSET HILLS |
| Event State | MISSOURI |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 63127 |
| Event Date Year | 1985 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | WEISS |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 3WE |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 11 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 5 |
| Airport Elevation | 435 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1948 Central Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 310 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | SUS |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 461 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 5 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 140 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 3 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 3 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 222 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Feb 28 1985 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 2015 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 27573 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 9:14AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N404RS |
| NTSB Number | MKC85FA062 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA-31P |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-31P |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 7800 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 8 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jan 10 1985 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 493 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | WTS, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1734 GILSINN |
| Aircraft Owner City | FENTON |
| Aircraft Owner State | MO |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 63026 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | |
| Operator City | |
| Operator State | |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | 3WE |
| Departure City | FENTON |
| Departure State | MO |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1830 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Maneuvering |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 18 |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |