# NTSB MKC72FCA04: Boeing E75N1, N4783V, St.Charles, MO, July 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1971
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2897  71/7/30    ST.CHARLES,MO       BOEING E75N1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5110
        TIME - 1100                    N4783V              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMARTT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SPARTA,ILL                  BURLINGTON,IOWA              ST.CHARLES,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- NO LOAD ABOARD. PLT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT ACFT ON TAXIWAY NEAR RWY. MISUSED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4783V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4783V), registered now, S/N 75-5373, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75N1
- Registry model: [Boeing 75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (registry code 1380104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Smartt

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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