# NTSB UNK65X0689: Cessna 180, N4751U, St Paul, MN, November 13, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1964
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 31, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0689

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3481  64/11/13   ST PAUL MINN        CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 247
        TIME - 1430                    N4751U              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLEMING FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4751U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4751U), registered now, S/N 18051451, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (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

## Other investigations on N4751U (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 ANC98LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA024), Mar 3, 1998: Cessna 180H (N4751U), Tatitna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was the snow machine ruts creating a rough landing surface.

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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