IAD70D0130

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195A · Lynchburg, VA · December 27, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1969
Place
Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4360NCessna 195A
Status
Completed · report June 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
146732

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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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3-4671  69/12/27   LYNCHBURG,VA        CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1171
        TIME - 1230                    N4360N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT NEWS,VA             LYNCHBURG,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACTUATOR ROD FAILED,R BRAKE.NARROW WIDTH OF USEABLE RWY DUE TO PILED-UP SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N4360N
Reported as
Cessna 195A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lynchburg

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.