# NTSB IAD73FIG24: Cessna 195, N1593D, Federalsburg, MD, April 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Federalsburg, MD · FEDERALSBURG, MD
- Location: 38.6923° N, 75.7725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Federalsburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6923&lon=-75.7725&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 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FIG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0974  73/4/25    FEDERALSBURG,MD     CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1216
        TIME - 1330                    N1593D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENDICOTT,NY                 FEDERALSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- T/D 1200FT FROM THRESHOLD OF 1700FT SOD RWY.HIT DITCH APRX 18IN DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1593D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1593D-2011-04-16), registration cancelled 2011-04-16, S/N 7876, built 1952 (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: Slater Field

## 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 19730425010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425010029A), Apr 25, 1973: Cessna 195, Federalsburg, MD, Substantial damage. T/d 1200FT from threshold of 1700FT sod rwy. Hit ditch aprx 18IN deep.

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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