# Accident 19881007045799A: Cessna 195B, Porterville, CA, October 7, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1988, 14:45 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9604° N, 118.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9604&lon=-118.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2141C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881007045799A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING TOLD TO GO AROUND OVER CORRECTED COLLAPSED GEAR. NOSED OVER. DUAL CHECKOUT FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX89LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA011), Oct 7, 1988: Cessna 195B (N2141C), Porterville, CA, substantial damage

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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