# NTSB LAX83LA130: Cessna 195, N1560D, Concord, CA, March 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 8, 1983, 15:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place: Concord, CA
- Coordinates: 37.999496, -122.029846 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9995&lon=-122.0298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23634
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83LA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23634/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA130

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, takeoff - initial climb
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command
  - fluid,fuel - water (cause)
  - aircraft preflight - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH-AND-GO, THE ENG LOSS POWER & THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THECARBURETOR BOWL WAS DRAINED & ABOUT 2/3 OF THE FLUID WAS DETERMINED TO BE WATER. THE FUEL STRAINER ALSO CONTAINED WATER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1560D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1560D), registered now, S/N 7782 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- 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
- Serial number: 7782
- Airframe hours: 1680
- Engines: JACOBS R-755-9 245 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: R.M. Graves
- Registered owner: H.J. Hirtzer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1982, 191 hours before
- Airport: CCR, Buchanan, runway 1L, 4,700 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,137 total, 17 in this make and model, 1,948 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19830308016519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830308016519A), Mar 8, 1983: Cessna 195A, Concord, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Tried to avoid congested area off runway and hit a fence on landing. Water in fuel.

## Other investigations on N1560D (3)

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 SEA70DXM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DXM06), Feb 28, 1970: Cessna 195A (N1560D), Burley, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA69D0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0005), Jun 7, 1968: Cessna 195A (N1560D), Omak, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X1510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1510), Apr 29, 1964: Cessna 195A (N1560D), Valley Center, KS, 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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