# NTSB DIA69F0048: Cessna 195B, N3051B, Fredericksburg, VA, August 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1968
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA · FREDERICKSBURG, VA
- Location: 38.2993° N, 77.4867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2993&lon=-77.4867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69F0048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69F0048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2771  68/8/18    FREDERICKSBURG,VA   CESSNA 195B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 148
        TIME - 1915                    N3051B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHANNON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- LEFT LANDING GEAR SPRING BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3051B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shannon

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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