# NTSB FTW72FPJ08: Cessna 182G, N3737U, Watonga, OK, August 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1971
- Place: Watonga, OK · WATONGA, OK
- Location: 35.8475° N, 98.4027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watonga, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8475&lon=-98.4027&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162947
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3737U-1973-03-28), registration cancelled 1973-03-28, S/N 18255137 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182G
- Registry model: [Cessna 182G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182g) (registry code 2072716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Watonga

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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