# Accident 19950717019639A: Cessna 172N, Napa, CA, July 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1995, 21:00 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5497° N, 122.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5497&lon=-122.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4915D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4915D-2008-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 306 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950717019639A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. EXITED RUNWAY INTO SOFT GROUND. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. DAMAGED WING AND FIREWALL.

## 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 LAX95LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA256), Jul 18, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4915D), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft after one foot slipped off the rudder pedals, and his inadvertent application of asymmetrical brake forces.

## Other reports on N4915D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930622030669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930622030669I), Jun 22, 1993: Cessna 172N (N4915D), Gerlach, NV, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion on crosscountry pleasure flight. Forced landing on road.
- [Incident 19880503020619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880503020619I), May 3, 1988: Cessna 172N (N4915D), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Engine failed on approach. Landed short of the runway. Found a cracked magneto distributor block.

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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