# Accident 19730207002759A: Cessna 180, St Paul, MN, February 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: Fleming Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4790B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4790B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,499 total, 75 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207002759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT FUEL SYS,5GAL UNUSABLE.4GAL DRAINED FROM SYS AFTER ACDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC73FER39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER39), Feb 7, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4790B), St Paul, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4790B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810625036889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810625036889A), Jun 25, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4790B), Afton, MN, Substantial damage. Landed on rough water, floats were swamped. Seaplane flipped over. Strong gusty winds, perpendicular boat wakes.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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