# NTSB FTW70D0289: Cessna 182, N34266, Sweetwater, OK, November 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1969
- Place: Sweetwater, OK · SWEETWATER, OK
- Location: 35.4150° N, 99.9203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweetwater, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4150&lon=-99.9203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174125
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0289
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0289

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4352   69/11/6   SWEETWATER,OKLA     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1222
        TIME - 1500                    N34266              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 761 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WICHITA,KANS                ELK CITY,OKLA                SWEETWATER,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- CUT ALFALFA FLD. PLT SAID T/O WAS ATTEMPTED WITH SLIGHT TAILWIND. HEAVY BRAKING,BROKE NOSE GR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N34266 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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