# NTSB DEN68D0248: Cessna 195, N1532D, Silver City, NM, April 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1968
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111282
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0248

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0936  68/4/12    SILVER CITY,N MEX   CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 5500
        TIME - 1730                    N1532D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CURTIS LANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID LEFT BRAKE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1532D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1532D), registered now, S/N 7754, 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: Curtis Lane

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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