# NTSB MKC67F0243: Cessna 172, N8746B, So.St.Paul, MN, September 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1966
- Place: So.St.Paul, MN · SO.ST.PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.8880° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8880&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3490  66/9/26    SO.ST.PAUL MINN     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 600
        TIME - 1950                    N8746B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- IMPROPER CLEARANCE IN TORQUE LINKS AND STEERING ARM ASSEMBLY CAUSED FAILURE OF NOSE WHEEL FORK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8746B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8746B), registered now, S/N 36446, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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: Fleming

## Other investigations on N8746B (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 SEA77FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTI02), Nov 7, 1976: Cessna 172 (N8746B), Whitefish, MT, substantial damage

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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