LAX71FUA52

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 195 · Avalon, CA · March 14, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1971
Place
Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4333VCessna 195
Status
Completed · report December 15, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160646

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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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3-0968  71/3/14    AVALON,CALIF        CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 600
        TIME - 1020                    N4333V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CATALINA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA ANA,CALIF             AVALON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N4333V
Reported as
Cessna 195
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Catalina

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.