# NTSB CHI78FEC37: Cessna 195, N3050B, Ypsilati, MI, June 25, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Ypsilati, MI · YPSILATI, MI
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2127  78/6/25    YPSILATI,MI         CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2068
        TIME - 0953                    N3050B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 607 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YPSILATI,MI                 FREEMONT,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY APPLIED CONTROL LOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3050B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3050B), registered now, S/N 7933, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willow Run

## 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 19780625023029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625023029A), Jun 25, 1978: Cessna 195B, Ypsilati, MI, Substantial damage. Inadvertently applied control lock.

## Other investigations on N3050B (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 ANC04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA004), Oct 17, 2003: Cessna 195B (N3050B), North Pole, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fracture of the left brake master cylinder actuator rod, which resulted in failure of the left brake, a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground loop during landing, and the separation…

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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