# NTSB CHI74DEV37: Cessna 195B, N3025B, Marion, IL, January 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1974
- Place: Marion, IL · MARION, IL
- Location: 37.7342° N, 88.9443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7342&lon=-88.9443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEV37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0356  74/1/22    MARION,ILL          CESSNA 195B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 896
        TIME - 1222                    N3025B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAMSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,ILL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ABRUPT 90 DEG TURN ON TAXIWAY.DRG TAXI PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO RWY DID NOT MAKE TURN.HIT CEMENT BLOCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3025B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Williamson County

## 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 19740122002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740122002759A), Jan 22, 1974: Cessna 195B, Marion, IL, Substantial damage. Abrupt 90 deg turn on taxiway. Drg taxi plt attn diverted to rwy did not make turn. Hit cement block

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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