# NTSB MKC69F0069: Cessna 180H, N7903V, St Paul, MO, August 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1968
- Place: St Paul, MO · ST PAUL, MO
- Location: 38.8488° N, 90.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8488&lon=-90.7405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2298  68/8/13    ST PAUL,MO          CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 400
        TIME - 2245                    N7903V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PAUL DOWNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- SANK IN MISS.RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7903V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903V-1970-08-07), registration cancelled 1970-08-07, S/N 18051803 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St Paul Downtown

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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