# NTSB CHI71DGD43: Cessna 195, N3083B, Holgate, OH, January 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1971
- Place: Holgate, OH · HOLGATE, OH
- Location: 41.2493° N, 84.1292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holgate, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2493&lon=-84.1292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DGD43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DGD43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0524  71/1/18    HOLGATE,OHIO        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 3100
        TIME - 1800                    N3083B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GERKEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               HOLGATE,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FARM STRIP,SOD SNOW COVERED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3083B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3083B), registered now, S/N 7968, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gerken

## Other investigations on N3083B (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 ERA25LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA036), Oct 31, 2024: Cessna 195A (N3083B), Bethel, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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