# Accident 19790309004369A: Cessna 195, Vancouver, WA, March 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Evergreen
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6200° N, 122.5300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Evergreen Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6200&lon=-122.5300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N195BC-1982-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 749 total, 470 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004369A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN DUE TO WATER IN FUEL. ACFT STALLED DURING LOW LEVEL TURN TO FINAL.

## 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 SEA79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA024), Mar 9, 1979: Cessna 195 (N195BC), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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