FTW71DPJ33

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Woodward, OK · March 17, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 17, 1971
Place
Woodward, OK · WOODWARD, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N3563UCessna 182
Status
Completed · report December 14, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160116

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0783  71/3/17    WOODWARD,OKLA       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2063
        TIME - 1130                    N3563U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1226 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST WOODWARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OKLAHOMA CITY,OKLA          WOODWARD,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- 90 DEG X-WIND,40K.

Aircraft

Registration
N3563U
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
West Woodward

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.