# NTSB MKC67F0257: Cessna 172E, N7730U, St.Charles, MO, September 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1966
- Place: St.Charles, MO · ST.CHARLES, MO
- Location: 38.7957° N, 90.5154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7957&lon=-90.5154&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 19, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0257
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0257

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3402   66/9/5  NR.ST.CHARLES MO      CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 370
        TIME - 1220                    N7730U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CHARLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7730U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730U-1970-08-26), registration cancelled 1970-08-26, S/N 17251730 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Charles

## Other investigations on N7730U (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 MIA67A0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0096), Mar 25, 1967: Cessna 172E (N7730U), Donalsonville, GA, 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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