# Accident 19790203002189A: Cessna 195A, San Diego, CA, February 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1979, 15:49 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5723° N, 116.9802° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROWN FLD MUNI (SDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5723&lon=-116.9802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3446V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3446V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,224 total, 403 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX79DUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUM06), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 195A (N3446V), San Diego, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3446V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900510023869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900510023869I), May 10, 1990: Cessna 195A (N3446V), Livermore, CA. Engine lost power. Forced landing in a field. NR7 cylinder head was separated from the cylinder barrel.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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