# Accident 19970327003829A: Cessna 195, Cedar Rapids, IA, March 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1997
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 41.9705° N, 91.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9705&lon=-91.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4666T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327003829A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI97LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA094), Mar 27, 1997: Cessna 195 (N4666T), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: overload failure of the left main landing gear for undetermined reason(s). A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind 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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