# NTSB DEN76DTM29: Cessna 195, N1537H, Hurricane, UT, May 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1976
- Place: Hurricane, UT · HURRICANE, UT
- Location: 37.1753° N, 113.2899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hurricane, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1753&lon=-113.2899&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1213  76/5/20    HURRICANE,UT        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 59, 3600
        TIME - 1815                    N1537H              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 548 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HURRICANE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA MONICA,CA             HURRICANE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1537H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hurricane

## 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 19760520013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760520013499A), May 20, 1976: Cessna LC126C, Hurricane, UT, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K.

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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