# Accident 19981026030879A: Cessna 195, Rugby, ND, October 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1998, 11:45 local time
- Place: Rugby, ND
- Airport: Rugby Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3601° N, 99.9909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3601&lon=-99.9909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1003D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1003D) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981026030879A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHO IS ALSO THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE RUGBY, ND AIRPORT WHEN LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A LANDING RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP.  THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR.  THE RESULTING ACCIDENT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES WERE EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI99LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA015), Oct 26, 1998: Cessna 195 (N1003D), Rugby, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control.

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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