# NTSB MKC73FER39: Cessna 180, N4790B, St Paul, MN, February 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1973
- Place: St Paul, MN · ST PAUL, MN
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FER39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0069   73/2/7    ST PAUL,MINN        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 5499
        TIME - 1700                    N4790B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASHTON,WIS                 ST PAUL,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT FUEL SYS,5GAL UNUSABLE.4GAL DRAINED FROM SYS AFTER ACDT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4790B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4790B), registered now, S/N 31688, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fleming Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730207002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207002759A), Feb 7, 1973: Cessna 180, St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Acft fuel sys,5GAL unusable.4GAL drained from sys after acdt.

## Other investigations on N4790B (2)

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 CHI81DER46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER46), Jun 25, 1981: Cessna 180 (N4790B), Afton, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0024), Jun 12, 1966: Cessna 180 (N4790B), Annandale, MN, substantial damage

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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