# NTSB FTW76DPJ14: Cessna 180B, N4US, Blackwell, OK, October 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 27, 1975
- Place: Blackwell, OK · BLACKWELL, OK
- Location: 36.8013° N, 97.3009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blackwell, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8013&lon=-97.3009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151097
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3220  75/10/27   BLACKWELL,OK        CESSNA 180B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 735
        TIME - 1200                    N4US                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLACKWELL-TONKAWA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MEDFORD,OK                  PONCA CITY,OK                BLACKWELL,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TAXIED OFF RWY TO ALLOW OTR ACFT TO LND. HIT HOLE. NO TAXIWAY ON ARPT. GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4US), registered now, S/N 50429, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180B
- Registry model: [Cessna 180B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180b) (registry code 2072606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blackwell-Tonkawa

## 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 19751027034349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751027034349A), Oct 27, 1975: Cessna 180B, Blackwell, OK, Substantial damage. Taxied off rwy to allow otr acft to lnd. Hit hole. No taxiway on arpt. Gusting to 25K.

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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