# NTSB CEN26LA056: Cessna 195, N4332V, Downers Grove, IL, November 28, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: November 28, 2025, 12:12 local (18:12 UTC) - Place: Downers Grove, IL - Coordinates: 41.732238, -88.000867 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7322&lon=-88.0009&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report February 12, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 202080 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA056 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202080/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202080 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA056 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 195, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2073102), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after completing a 1-hour local flight, he entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 27. An automated weather report from an airport 9 miles away reported the wind from 300° at 10 knots. During final approach he confirmed that the airport’s windsock position was consistent with 300°. After touch down, the airplane bounced multiple times, but he maintained directional control. However, about halfway down the runway, he was uncertain if he would be able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway, so he initiated a go-around. During the climb, the airplane yawed left and collided with a tree then impacted the ground. The collision with tree and ground impact resulted in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and engine mount. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4332V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4332V), registered now, S/N 7238, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195 - Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7238 - Year built: 1948 - Airframe hours: 3769.5 - Engines: Jacobs R755-A2 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenaga Michael L - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 9, 2025, 47 hours before - Departed: LL22, Downers Grove, IL - Destination: LL22, Downers Grove, IL - Airport: LL22, Brookeridge Air Park, runway 09/27, 2,813 × 40 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Onboard weather, Handheld GPS, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 25, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 618.2 total, 409.8 in this make and model, 529.6 as pilot in command, 32.1 in the last 90 days, 2.5 in the last 30 days, 1.2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 9 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 30 °F, dew point 14 °F - Altimeter: 30.39 inHg - Observed at: KLOT, 9 nm away - METAR: METAR KLOT 281746Z 28009G15KT 260V320 10SM FEW050 M01/M10 A3039= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20251128019209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251128019209A), Nov 28, 2025: Cessna 195, Downers Grove, IL, Substantial damage. A passenger aboard the aircraft captured video footage of the landing, which was subsequently reviewed by our office. Upon touchdown at the destination, the… ## Other investigations on N4332V (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 MKC90LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA058), Mar 1, 1990: Cessna 195 (N4332V), Garden City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 12, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=202080. 7.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19668391&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1 photo, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19669071&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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