19800619021979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 195 · Yelm, WA · June 19, 1980

Date
June 19, 1980 · 21:00 local
Place
Yelm, WA
Airport
Flying B
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4388N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FYE36
Reported as
Cessna 195
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,603 total581 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on final. Tail wheel hooked wires. Crashed short of runway. Found water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. TAIL WHEEL HOOKED WIRES. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.