# NTSB FTW69F0495: Cessna 195, N8063E, Pecos, TX, April 28, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1969
- Place: Pecos, TX · PECOS, TX
- Location: 31.4229° N, 103.4932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pecos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4229&lon=-103.4932&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190050
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0495
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0495

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1214  69/4/28    PECOS,TEX           CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 178
        TIME - 1530                    N8063E              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PECOS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE PARTIALLY ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8063E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8063E), registered now, S/N U2060926 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna U206C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206c) (registry code 2073332) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pecos

## Other investigations on N8063E (2)

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.

- [NTSB NYC85LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA011), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna 206 (N8063E), Menemsha, MA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0610](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0610), Apr 3, 1966: Cessna 195 (N8063E), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

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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