# NTSB LAX75FUD04: Cessna 195, N9334A, Santa Monica, CA, February 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 2, 1975
- Place: Santa Monica, CA · SANTA MONICA, CA
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUD04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUD04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0486   75/2/2    SANTA MONICA,CA     CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5200
        TIME - 1830                    N9334A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA MONICA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE LOS ANGELES,CA         SANTA MONICA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- L BRAKE INEFFECTIVE FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9334A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9334A), registered now, S/N 7413, built 1949 (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: Santa Monica

## 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 19750202003049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750202003049A), Feb 2, 1975: Cessna 195, Santa Monica, CA, Substantial damage. L brake ineffective for undet reason.

## Other investigations on N9334A (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 LAX74FUD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUD01), Aug 1, 1973: Cessna 195 (N9334A), Snta Monica, CA, minor 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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