MKC68A0053

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182B · St.Louis, MO · February 19, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 19, 1968
Place
St.Louis, MO · ST.LOUIS, MO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7203ECessna 182B
Status
Completed · report August 5, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111761

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1749  68/2/19    ST.LOUIS,MO         CESSNA 182B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1244                    N7203E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT OVERFLEW SUITABLE AFLDS. ACFT STRUCK SCHOOL.

Aircraft

Registration
N7203E
Reported as
Cessna 182B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Lambert

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.