CAN69ACAIO

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Flat Lake, Canada · May 22, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 22, 1969
Place
Flat Lake, Canada · FLAT LAKE,ONT, Canada
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4350NCessna 195
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173376

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0080  69/5/22    FLAT LAKE,ONT,CAN   CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2000
        TIME - 1330                    N4350N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLAT LAKE,ONT,CAN          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- NR 4 AND 5 CONRODS FAILED DUE NR 4 KNUCKLE PIN FAILURE.FLOAT EQUIP.INVEST,REPTD BY GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4350N
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.