# NTSB LAX75DUG39: Cessna 195, N99T, Palm Springs, CA, March 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1975
- Place: Palm Springs, CA · PALM SPRINGS, CA
- Location: 33.8303° N, 116.5453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palm Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8303&lon=-116.5453&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0625  75/3/23    PALM SPRINGS,CA     CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1544                    N99T                PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALM SPRINGS,CA             CARLSBAD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NO OFFICIAL RECORD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N99T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99T-2017-02-14), registration cancelled 2017-02-14, S/N 7790, 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: Palm Springs

## 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 19750323007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750323007299A), Mar 23, 1975: Cessna 195, Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. Plt had no official record.

## Other investigations on N99T (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC67F0325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0325), Nov 26, 1966: Cessna 195 (N99T), Humboldt, NE, substantial damage

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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