# NTSB CHI65F0060: Cessna 195A, N1079D, Van Wert, OH, April 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1965
- Place: Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Location: 40.8701° N, 84.5849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Van Wert, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8701&lon=-84.5849&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0535   65/4/3    VAN WERT OHIO       CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1102
        TIME - 1100                    N1079D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN WERT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1079D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1079D-1990-08-10), registration cancelled 1990-08-10, S/N 7691 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Van Wert

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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