# NTSB CHI66D0669: Cessna T-50, N30L, E St Louis, IL, April 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1966
- Place: E St Louis, IL · E ST LOUIS, IL
- Location: 38.6164° N, 90.1305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East St. Louis, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6164&lon=-90.1305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0669
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0669

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0739  66/4/13    E ST LOUIS ILL      CESSNA T-50         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1215                    N30L                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 6350 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI-STATES PARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30L), registered now, S/N 3772, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T-50
- Registry model: [Cessna T-50](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-50) (registry code 2071302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bi-States Park

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.

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