# NTSB FTW66D0164: Cessna 195, N74040, Poteau, OK, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: Poteau, OK · POTEAU, OK
- Location: 35.0667° N, 94.6103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poteau, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0667&lon=-94.6103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0164
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0164

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1817  65/7/13    POTEAU OKLA         CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N74040              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            42, 9500 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N74040 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kerr

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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