# Accident 19940508013159A: Cessna 195, Ama, LA, May 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1994, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ama, LA
- Airport: St Charles Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9395° N, 90.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9395&lon=-90.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508013159A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY WITH A DIRT BERM. WINDS LIGHT.

## 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 FTW94LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA185), May 8, 1994: Cessna 195 (N999V), Ama, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED ABOVE THE AERODYNAMIC STALL SPEED.

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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