# NTSB MKC66F0055: Cessna 182B, N7272E, Chesterfield, MO, May 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1965
- Place: Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1371  65/5/31    CHESTERFIELD MO     CESSNA 182B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N7272E              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOBMASTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7272E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7272E), registered now, S/N 52272 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182B
- Registry model: [Cessna 182B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182b) (registry code 2072706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lobmaster

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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