# NTSB LAX75FUG18: Cessna 195A, N9858A, Rubidoux, CA, November 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1974
- Place: Rubidoux, CA · RUBIDOUX, CA
- Location: 33.9961° N, 117.4056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rubidoux, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9961&lon=-117.4056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140929
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3487   74/11/8   RUBIDOUX,CALIF      CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 230
        TIME - 0815                    N9858A              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE FLA-BOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RUBIDOUX,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE FAILED DRG CORRECTION ATTEMPTS.TAILWHEEL STEERING WAS INOP. 1.4HRS SINCE LAST ANNUAL INSP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9858A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9858A), registered now, S/N 7551, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside Fla-Bob

## 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 19741108037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741108037509A), Nov 8, 1974: Cessna 195A, Rubidoux, CA, Substantial damage. L brake failed drg correction attempts. Tailwheel steering was inop. 1.4HRS since last annual insp.

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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