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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 195A · Black Diamond, WA · February 1, 1986

Date
February 1, 1986 · 13:51 local
Place
Black Diamond, WA
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4339N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA86FA052
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Reported engine
JACOBP R755A2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Outer 5 feet of wing broke off during a high speed descent. Radar indicates aircraft at or near red line speed.

As the FAA filed it

OUTER 5 FEET OF WING BROKE OFF DURING A HIGH SPEED DESCENT. RADAR INDICATES AIRCRAFT AT OR NEAR RED LINE SPEED.

NTSB investigation

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