# NTSB CHI76FEA50: Cessna 195, N4666T, Lafayette, IN, September 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2982   76/9/1    LAFAYETTE,IN        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 207
        TIME - 1459                    N4666T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE UNIVERSITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ACFT DPTD RT SIDE OF RNWY DMGD LT GEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4666T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Purdue University

## 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 19760901030419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901030419A), Sep 1, 1976: Cessna 195, Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Acft dptd rt side of rnwy dmgd lt gear.

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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