Lockheed L-188 Electra crash, Jan 9, 1985 (3 killed), Kan...
Lockheed L-188 Electra accident on January 9, 1985 near Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown, Missouri, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: January 9, 1985
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-188 Electra
- Location: Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown, Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Airspeed not maintained and an inadvertent stall by the pilot in command during the missed approach, with low ceiling, fog and improper IFR procedure by the second pilot as contributing factors.
A TPI International Airways Lockheed L-188 Electra cargo flight (N357Q) from Detroit lost control during a missed approach to Kansas City Downtown airport. It climbed steeply, stalled and descended into a public water treatment plant. All three crew were killed.