# Accident 19860915080139A: Cessna 195, Porterville, CA, September 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1986, 10:50 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9595° N, 118.9196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9595&lon=-118.9196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3879V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3879V-2012-11-14) (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
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,683 total, 3,559 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860915080139A

## Narrative

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

THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING CAUSING A GROUND LOOP. THE RETAINING KEY SCREW BACKED OUT.

## 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 LAX86LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA351), Sep 15, 1986: Cessna 195 (N3879V), Porterville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3879V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19841031059399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841031059399A), Oct 31, 1984: Cessna 195 (N3879V), Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated plane started jumping on rollout and flipped onto back.

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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