# NTSB FTW68A0101: Cessna 337B, N2308S, Norman, OK, May 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1968
- Place: Norman, OK · NORMAN, OK
- Location: 35.2226° N, 97.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2226&lon=-97.4395&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109456
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0101

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2375  68/5/30    NORMAN,OKLA         CESSNA 150F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N8396G              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTHEIMER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- INSTR FAILED TO KEEP SURVEILLANCE OVER OTHER ARPT TRAFFIC.TERRAIN OBSTRUCTIONS BETWEEN RNWYS.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2375  68/5/30    NORMAN,OKLA         CESSNA 337B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 944
        TIME - 0700                    N2308S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTHEIMER FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
        REMARKS- UNWARRANTED ASSUMPTION BY PLT OF N2308S THAT N8396G WAS NOT STARTING HIS T/O.CIRCLED ARPT-LANDED.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: N2308S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westheimer Field

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N8396G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8396G), registered now, S/N 15062496, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150F
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westheimer Field

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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