# Accident 19921010041519A: Cessna 195, Shenandoah, PA, October 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1992, 11:33 local time
- Place: Shenandoah, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8210° N, 76.2094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8210&lon=-76.2094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4308V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4308V-2012-11-21) (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 R755B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,225 total, 1,260 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921010041519A

## Narrative

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

CAME APART IN DIVE THAT EXCEEDED VNE. CAUSE UNKOWN. POSSIBLE TAIL FLUTTER. TIP WEIGHTS SEPARATED FROM ELEVATORS.

## 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 NYC93FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA013), Oct 10, 1992: Cessna 195 (N4308V), Shenandoah, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO PILOT INCAPACITATION.

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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