# NTSB MIA95LA195: Cessna 195B, N2180C, Macon, GA, August 7, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 7, 1995, 12:20 local (16:20 UTC) - Place: Macon, GA - Location: 32.6928° N, 83.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MIDDLE GEORGIA RGNL (MCN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6928&lon=-83.6492&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 24, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 37808 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA95LA195 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/37808/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA195 ## Probable cause a total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was an engine compartment fire of undetermined origin. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Fire, takeoff - initial climb - engine compartment - fire - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency ## Analysis The pilot stated he was at about 200 feet agl on initial takeoff climb from runway 23 when the engine sputtered and quit. Smoke was observed in the cockpit followed by an engine fire. A forced landing was made straight ahead on the runway. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the exact cause of the loss of engine power and fire could not be determined. ## Factual narrative On August 8, 1995, about 1220 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 195B, N2180C, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced a reported total loss of engine power, and an in-flight fire on initial takeoff climb from the Macon Georgia Regional Airport, Macon, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The airline transport pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated he was at about 200 feet agl on initial takeoff climb from runway 23 when the engine sputtered and quit. Smoke was observed in the cockpit followed by an engine fire. A forced landing was made straight ahead on the runway. He exited the airplane and attempted to contain the fire with a hand held fire extinguisher. The fire was extinguished by the airport fire department. Examination of the airplane by the FAA revealed the exact cause of the loss of engine power and fire could not be determined due to the extent of damage that the airplane sustained. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2180C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2180C), registered now, S/N 16165, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B - Registry model: [Cessna 195B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (registry code 2073112) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16165 - Airframe hours: 3486 - Engines: JACOBS R-755-B2 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Fire: In-Flight - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John A. Hambleton - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 8, 1994, 67 hours before - Departed: MCN - Destination: NONE, OCALA, FL - Airport: MCN, Middle Georgia Regional, runway 23, 6,501 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 13,006 total, 3,115 in this make and model, 12,499 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MCN ## 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 19950807022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950807022299A), Aug 7, 1995: Cessna 195B, Macon, GA, Substantial damage. Lost power initial climbout. Smoke observed. Engine fire. Relanded hard on runway. Fire put out. Cause undetermined ## Other investigations on N2180C (1) 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 MIA79DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD46), Mar 3, 1979: Cessna 195 (N2180C), St Petersburg, FL, minor 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.