| Crash location | 38.748611°N, 90.370000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | St Louis, MO
38.629100°N, 90.205400°W 12.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N856HK |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 23 Feb 2016 |
| Aircraft type | Embraer EMB145 |
| Additional details: | None |
On February 23, 2016, at about 2325 central standard time, TranStates flight 4615, an Embraer EMB-145, N856HK, encountered strong gusting cross winds during its initial approach into Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (KSTL), St. Louis, Missouri, and the flight crew conducted a go around followed by an uneventful landing on the second approach. During post flight inspection, the flight crew found damage to both wing tips. The airplane was substantially damaged and there were no injuries to the 33 passengers and crew members onboard. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD), Chicago, Illinois, to KSTL.