# NTSB FTW71FPA10: Cessna 180, N4707B, Seagoville, TX, October 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1970
- Place: Seagoville, TX · SEAGOVILLE, TX
- Location: 32.6534° N, 96.5451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seagoville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6534&lon=-96.5451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3941  70/10/10   SEAGOVILLE,TEX      CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 322
        TIME - 1330                    N4707B              PX-  0  0  4  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEAGOVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEAGOVILLE,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4707B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707B), registered now, S/N 31605, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (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: Seagoville

## Other investigations on N4707B (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 MKC76FTK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FTK07), Sep 23, 1975: Cessna 180 (N4707B), Rapid City, SD, 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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