# Accident 19810214003989A: Cessna 195B, Columbus, GA, February 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1981, 11:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3018B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3018B-2013-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 761 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214003989A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASH-LANDED 60 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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