# NTSB MIA75DLD18: Cessna 195, N4394N, Vero Beach, FL, September 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1974
- Place: Vero Beach, FL · VERO BEACH, FL
- Location: 27.6472° N, 80.3931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vero Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6472&lon=-80.3931&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138613
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75DLD18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3968  74/9/22    VERO BEACH,FLA      CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1205
        TIME - 1230                    N4394N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HIBISCUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT PIERCE,FLA               ST AUGUSTINE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NUMEROUS DRAINAGE DITCHES IN FLD.FUEL GAUGES INDICATED ABT 1/2 FULL WHEN TANKS ALMOST EMPTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4394N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4394N), registered now, S/N 7011, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Registry model: [Cessna 195](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195) (registry code 2073102) (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: Hibiscus

## 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 19740922040999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740922040999A), Sep 22, 1974: Cessna 195, Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Numerous drainage ditches in fld. Fuel gauges indicated abt 1/2 full when tanks almost empty.

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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