# Accident 19930727026029A: Cessna 195, Pray, MT, July 27, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pray, MT
- Airport: Flying Y
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3090° N, 110.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3090&lon=-110.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9836A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9836A) (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 R755B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 507 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930727026029A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY WHEN TAIL CAME UP ON TAKEOFF. WAS DEPARTING DOWNWIND.

## 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 SEA93LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA163), Jul 27, 1993: Cessna 195 (N9836A), Pray, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND WEATHER CONDITION.

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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