# NTSB FTW69D0220: Cessna 180A, N7881A, Stroud, OK, September 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1968
- Place: Stroud, OK · STROUD, OK
- Location: 35.7689° N, 96.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stroud, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7689&lon=-96.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0220
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0220

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3170  68/9/26    STROUD,OKLA         CESSNA 180A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 15000
        TIME - 1600                    N7881A              PX-  0  0  0  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STROUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      87
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK BALE OF HAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7881A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stroud

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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