# NTSB FTW71DPJ33: Cessna 182, N3563U, Woodward, OK, March 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1971
- Place: Woodward, OK · WOODWARD, OK
- Location: 36.4248° N, 99.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodward, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4248&lon=-99.4047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DPJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3563U), registered now, S/N 18254963, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182f) (registry code 2072714) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: West Woodward

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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