# NTSB IAD70D0130: Cessna 195A, N4360N, Lynchburg, VA, December 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1969
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&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 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4671  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4360N-1971-04-04), registration cancelled 1971-04-04, S/N 7046 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lynchburg

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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