# NTSB FTW74AF037: Cessna 180B, N5083E, Enid, OK, November 23, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1973
- Place: Enid, OK · ENID, OK
- Location: 36.3956° N, 97.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enid, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3956&lon=-97.8784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74AF037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74AF037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3413  73/11/23   ENID,OKLA           CESSNA 180B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 14800
        TIME - 1840                    N5083E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINGFISHER,OKLA             WICHITA,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- BELIEVED ATTMPTG TO LND IN POOR WEA. HI SPEED IMPACT. RECOVERED 11/24/73 NEXT TO RWY.
```

## 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 180B
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Woodring Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731123038959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731123038959A), Nov 23, 1973: Cessna 180B, Enid, OK, Destroyed. Believed attmptg to lnd in poor wea. Hi speed impact. Recovered 11/24/73 next to rwy.

## 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 FTW72DPJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ20), Oct 2, 1971: Cessna 180 (N5083E), Boise City, OK, 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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