# Accident 19901031047649A: Cessna 195, Flint, MI, October 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1990, 09:17 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop Intrnational Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0695° N, 83.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0695&lon=-83.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4325N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4325N-1991-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,672 total, 1,402 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901031047649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. HIT WIRES,POLE AND SHANTY. WATER IN MOGAS FUEL. NO STC. AUTO GAS STORED IN DRUM.

## 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 CHI91FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA022), Oct 31, 1990: Cessna 195 (N4325N), Flint, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANK SYSTEM. FACTOR(S) WERE: WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE FUEL.

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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