# Accident 20000324004879A: Cessna 195A, Roanoke, TX, March 24, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0004° N, 97.2302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0004&lon=-97.2302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9847A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9847A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195A (registry code 2073110, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000324004879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2000, AT 1530, A CESSNA 195 OWNED BY GEORGE SHETZLEY CRASHED IN A FIELD AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 52F ON MARCH 24, 2000, AT 1510.

## 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 FTW00LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA104), Mar 24, 2000: Cessna 195A (N9847A), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight resulting in loss of engine power due to water and rust contamination of the fuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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