# NTSB LAX79DUM06: Cessna 195A, N3446V, San Diego, CA, February 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1979
- Place: San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0009   79/2/3    SAN DIEGO,CA        CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4224
        TIME - 1549                    N3446V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 403 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN FIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLYTHE,CA                   SAN DIEGO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3446V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3446V), registered now, S/N 7136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brown Field Muni

## 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 19790203002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002189A), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 195A, San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on landing.

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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