FTW72FPJ08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182G · Watonga, OK · August 4, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 4, 1971
Place
Watonga, OK · WATONGA, OK
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N3737UCessna 182G
Status
Completed · report March 16, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162947

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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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3-2833   71/8/4    WATONGA,OKLA        CESSNA 182G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N3737U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 358 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            91 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATONGA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATONGA,OKLA                STILLWATER,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
        REMARKS- ACFT SWERVED DRG TKOF,BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED.TKOF ABORTED.UN STOP ON RWY.TIRES FOUND UNDERINFLATED

Aircraft

Registration
N3737U
Reported as
Cessna 182G
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Watonga

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.