FTW66F0356

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Odessa, TX · October 19, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1965
Place
Odessa, TX · ODESSA, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9371ACessna 195
Status
Completed · report November 29, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175206

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3050  65/10/19   ODESSA TEX          CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1492
        TIME - 1615                    N9371A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ECTOR COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N9371A
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ector County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.