Creve Coeur Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Creve Coeur, Missouri 63141
Wednesday, July 27, 1983 10:15 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE STUDENT PLT HAD MADE 2 LANDINGS AT THE ARROWHEAD ARPT, THEN RETURNED TO CREVE COEUR ARPT WHERE HE MADE A FULL STOP LANDING. HE TOOK OFF AGAIN, AND REPORTEDLY, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT ON DOWNWIND. AS HE CONTINUED, HE APPLIED FULL FLAPS FOR THE LANDING. HOWEVER, THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT X-WIND WHICH BLEW THE ACFT TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT, BUT WHEN HE TRIED TO ADD POWER THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THEREFORE, HE REPORTEDLY MADE A FORCED LANDING BESIDE THE RWY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT, MUDDY TERRAIN & NOSED OVER. AT THE SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS ARPT, THE WIND WAS FROM 190 DEG AT 8 KTS. AT THE LAMBERT ARPT, THE WING WAS FROM FROM 150 DEG AT 14 KTS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/27/1983
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1015
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City CREVE COEUR
Event State MISSOURI
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 63141
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CREVE COEUR
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 1HO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 445
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 845
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 235
Weather Observation Facility ID SUS
Elevation of weather observation facility 462
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 8
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 25000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 30
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1121
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 21429
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6276G
NTSB Number MKC83LA164
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 150
Aircraft Series Identifier 150
Aircraft Serial Number 15071776
Certified Max Gross Weight 1670
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Aug 24 1982 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 70
Airframe Hours 3354
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name JOHN L. NEUROTH
Aircraft Owner Street Address 3629 HARMANN EST DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City BRIDGETON
Aircraft Owner State MO
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 63044
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 915
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 2850
Runway Width 165
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --