# NTSB FTW72DPJ20: Cessna 180, N5083E, Boise City, OK, October 2, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1971
- Place: Boise City, OK · BOISE CITY, OK
- Location: 36.7313° N, 102.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7313&lon=-102.5095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3789   71/10/2   BOISE CITY,OKLA     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 800
        TIME - 1520                    N5083E              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE CITY,OKLA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5083E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5083E-1974-01-24), registration cancelled 1974-01-24, S/N 50383 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boise City

## Other investigations on N5083E (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 FTW74AF037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF037), Nov 23, 1973: Cessna 180B (N5083E), Enid, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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