- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 09, 1985
Time: 0700
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Operator: TPI International Airways
Flight #: ?
Route: Detroit - Kansas City
AC Type: Lockheed L-188AF Electra
Registration: N357Q
cn / ln: 1044
Aboard: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Fatalities: 3   (passengers:0  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The cargo plane executed a missed approach because it was too high. The copilot mistakenly lined up with nearby Fairfax Airport to land. The captain took over and entered a steep climb for a go-around. The plane stalled and entered a dive and crashed into a water treatment plant. Improper IFR procedure. Airspeed not maintained which led to an inadvertent stall.
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