FTW66F0444

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Sugarland, TX · December 5, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 5, 1965
Place
Sugarland, TX · SUGARLAND, TX
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9389ACessna 195
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174786

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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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3-3546   65/12/5   SUGARLAND TEX       CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 415
        TIME - 1300                    N9389A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HULL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N9389A
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hull

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.