# NTSB CAN69ACAIO: Cessna 195, N4350N, Flat Lake, Canada, May 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1969
- Place: Flat Lake, Canada · FLAT LAKE,ONT, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173376
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CAN69ACAIO
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN69ACAIO-173376

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4350N-2012-06-21), registration cancelled 2012-06-21, S/N 7057, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (registry code 35005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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