# NTSB MIA77FKJ68: Cessna 195, N195GN, Dothan, AL, August 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1977
- Place: Dothan, AL · DOTHAN, AL
- Location: 31.2232° N, 85.3905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dothan, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2232&lon=-85.3905&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKJ68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2006  77/8/14    DOTHAN,AL           CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1182
        TIME - 1630                    N195GN              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 686 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEELESS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOTHAN,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N195GN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wheeless

## 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 19770814024109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770814024109A), Aug 14, 1977: Cessna 195A, Dothan, AL, 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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