# NTSB LAX68D0303: Cessna 195, N4337V, Bakersfield, CA, January 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1968
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112305
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0303

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0156  68/1/24    BAKERSFIELD,CALIF   CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1119                    N4337V              PX-  0  0  1  MAPPING/PHOTO             AGE 48, 10560 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 1462 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BROKEN MASTER CYLINDER ROD IN RIGHT BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4337V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4337V-1968-04-01), registration cancelled 1968-04-01, S/N 7243, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadows Field

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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