- Date
- January 7, 1977
- Place
- West Union, OH · WEST UNION, OH
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4448CCessna 195A
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770107000189A
- Case key
- 157057
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0083 77/1/7 WEST UNION,OH CESSNA 195A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 133 TIME - 1600 N4448C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOLAMON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST UNION,OH HAMILTON,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - WINGS: WINGTIPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT/OWNER MADE UNWARRANTED REPAIRS TO L WG TIP.PLT DETECTED L WG TIP FLUTTERING AFTR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4448C
- Reported as
- Cessna 195A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Solamon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.