# NTSB DEN73FQA04: Cessna 195A, N1527D, Farmington, NM, July 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1972
- Place: Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Location: 36.7281° N, 108.2187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7281&lon=-108.2187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FQA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2134   72/7/8    FARMINGTON,N MEX    CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N1527D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 1987 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLORADO SPRING,COLO        LAS VEGAS,NEV                FARMINGTON,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- HYDRAULIC LINE FROM FUSELAGE FITTING TO WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLY BROKE.RING GROOVES LEFT ON TUBING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1527D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1527D-1997-01-21), registration cancelled 1997-01-21, S/N 7749 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farmington Muni

## Other investigations on N1527D (3)

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 NYC95FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA027), Nov 17, 1994: Cessna 195A (N1527D), Broadview Hts, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the improper installation of a cabin heater system, resulting in an in-flight fire and subsequent loss of control and collision with trees.
- [NTSB ATL88LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA193), Jun 12, 1988: Cessna 195A (N1527D), Port Clinton, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67F0175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0175), Oct 20, 1966: Cessna 195 (N1527D), Nogales, AZ, 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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