# NTSB CHI69D0649: Cessna 172, N4450L, East St.Louis, IL, May 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1969
- Place: East St.Louis, IL · EAST 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: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0649
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0649

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1359   69/5/3    EAST ST.LOUIS,ILL   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 736
        TIME - 1205                    N4450L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BI STATE PARKS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- STEERED OFF RNWY TO AVOID BANK AT END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4450L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4450L), registered now, S/N 17254545, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bi State Parks

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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