# NTSB MKC69F0185: Cessna 177, N3235T, St.Charles, MO, September 29, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1968
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69F0185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0185

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3239  68/9/29    ST.CHARLES,MO       CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 112
        TIME - 1050                    N3235T              PX-  0  1  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.CHARLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3235T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3235T-1990-07-28), registration cancelled 1990-07-28, S/N 17700535 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St.Charles

## Other investigations on N3235T (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 ATL90LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA122), May 27, 1990: Cessna 177 (N3235T), Hazard, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, WHEN AN UPDRAFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE HIGH ON FINAL.

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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