# NTSB FTW71FRH30: Cessna 195A, N1544D, San Antonio, TX, May 30, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1971
- Place: San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRH30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRH30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1755  71/5/30    SAN ANTONIO,TEX     CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2343
        TIME - 1458                    N1544D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN ANTONIO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             FORT SMITH,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE HAD CTL DIFFICULTIES AFTR LIFT-OFF ABT 75FT AGL.NO PRE-IMPACT CTL MALF FOUND DRG INV
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1544D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544D-1971-09-25), registration cancelled 1971-09-25, S/N 7766 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Antonio Intl

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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