# NTSB CHI81FER21: Cessna 195, N1576D, Redwood Falls, MN, March 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1981
- Place: Redwood Falls, MN · REDWOOD FALLS, MN
- Location: 44.5443° N, 95.0983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redwood Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5443&lon=-95.0983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0752  81/3/22    REDWOOD FALLS,MN    CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2052
        TIME - 1100                    N1576D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDWOOD FALLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDWOOD FALLS,MN            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R GEAR SPRING,PN 034-109-2,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1576D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1576D), registered now, S/N 7798, 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 R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redwood Falls

## 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 19810322011119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810322011119A), Mar 22, 1981: Cessna 195A, Redwood Falls, MN, Substantial damage. During takeoff ground roll main landing broke off causing crash.

## Other investigations on N1576D (2)

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 ATL88LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA209), Jul 3, 1988: Cessna 195A (N1576D), Memphis, TN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DLD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD03), Jul 15, 1970: Cessna 195A (N1576D), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage

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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