- Date
- December 18, 1972
- Place
- St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2421SCessna 337B
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169062
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2842 72/12/18 ST LOUIS,MO CESSNA 337B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2912 TIME - 0135 N2421S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1770 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LEESBURG,VA ST LOUIS,MO LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- MISMANAGED FUEL TO NR 1 ENG.OVER FLEW SUITABLE AIRPORTS.FAILED TO MONITOR REMAINING FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2421S
- Reported as
- Cessna 337B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage