# NTSB MKC66F0325: Cessna 172F, N8621U, St Louis, MO, December 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1965
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174383
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0325
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0325

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3886  65/12/17   ST LOUIS MO         CESSNA 172F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 261
        TIME - 2126                    N8621U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8621U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8621U-1971-09-25), registration cancelled 1971-09-25, S/N 17252522 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lambert

## Other investigations on N8621U (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 MKC68A0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0016), Aug 30, 1967: Cessna 172F (N8621U), Chesterfield, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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