# NTSB FTW74FRJ18: Cessna 337, N6318F, Texarkana, AR, October 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1974
- Place: Texarkana, AR · TEXARKANA, AR
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ18-132527

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3170  74/10/19   TEXARKANA,ARK       CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 2527
        TIME - 1855                    N6318F              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 707 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEXARKANA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,ARK               SHREVEPORT,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
        REMARKS- PLT STATED TAXIWAY UNLTD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6318F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6318F-2008-06-05), registration cancelled 2008-06-05, S/N 337-0318, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337
- Registry model: [Cessna 337A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337a) (registry code 2075704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Texarkana 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 19741019034639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741019034639A), Oct 19, 1974: Cessna 337A, Texarkana, AR, Substantial damage. Plt stated taxiway unltd.

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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