# NTSB FTW75DPJ15: Cessna 195, N4346N, Ponca City, OK, January 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 1, 1975
- Place: Ponca City, OK · PONCA CITY, OK
- Location: 36.7210° N, 97.0684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponca City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7210&lon=-97.0684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147042
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPJ15

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0131   75/1/1    PONCA CITY,OK       CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N4346N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 51, 2002 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONCA CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONCA CITY,OK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4346N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4346N), registered now, S/N 7063, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ponca City

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750101000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750101000239A), Jan 1, 1975: Cessna 195, Ponca City, OK, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4346N (1)

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 FTW68F0470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0470), Feb 24, 1968: Cessna 195 (N4346N), Dallas, 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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