# Accident 19950924048869A: Cessna 195, Moriarty, NM, September 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1995, 11:50 local time
- Place: Moriarty, NM
- Airport: Moriarty Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9998° N, 106.0405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9998&lon=-106.0405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4494C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4494C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195 (registry code 2073102, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,480 total, 63 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924048869A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ANDING NEWLY PURCHASED 195 IN CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.GROUND LOOP DAMAGED WING AND GEAR.

## 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 FTW95LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA403), Sep 24, 1995: Cessna 195 (N4494C), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N4494C (2)

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

- [Incident 19940427014679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940427014679I), Apr 27, 1994: Cessna 195 (N4494C), Lonoke, AR, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped on landing rollout. It was third landing on this type of aircraft.
- [Incident 19930217005449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930217005449I), Feb 17, 1993: Cessna 195 (N4494C), Blairsville, GA, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Had a strong crosswind.

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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