# Accident 19790814027519A: Cessna 195, Ely, MN, August 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1979, 09:15 local time
- Place: Ely, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9051° N, 91.8530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ely, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9051&lon=-91.8530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9320A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9320A-2019-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,317 total, 0 in this make and model, 613 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790814027519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIING IN STRONG WIND WITH UNBALANCED FUEL. WING TIP DUG INTO WATER. PASSENGER DROWNED.

## 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 MKC79FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA047), Aug 14, 1979: Cessna 195 (N9320A), Ely, MN, substantial damage, 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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