# NTSB FTW70D0208: Cessna 180G, N4744U, Oaklawn, LA, September 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1969
- Place: Oaklawn, LA · OAKLAWN, LA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0208
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0208

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4006  69/9/17    OAKLAWN,LA          CESSNA 180G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1230                    N4744U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 25, 3575 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2920 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW IBERIA,LA               HOUMA,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- TURNING FROM STEP-TAXI DOWNWIND INTO WIND FOR T/O. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4744U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4744U-1974-05-29), registration cancelled 1974-05-29, S/N 18051444 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4744U (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 FTW73AF069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF069), May 10, 1973: Cessna 180 (N4744U), Houma, LA, 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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