# NTSB MKC65F0067: Cessna 195A, N1540D, Aberdeen, SD, March 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1965
- Place: Aberdeen, SD · ABERDEEN, SD
- Location: 45.4652° N, 98.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aberdeen, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4652&lon=-98.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65F0067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0656  65/3/19    ABERDEEN S DAK      CESSNA 195A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 687
        TIME - 1130                    N1540D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 406 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERDEEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- OIL ON WINDSHIELD-ICE FORMATION IN OIL BREATHER PIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1540D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540D-2011-04-04), registration cancelled 2011-04-04, S/N 7762, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195A
- Registry model: [Cessna LC-126A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc-126a) (registry code 2073104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (registry code 35005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aberdeen

## Other investigations on N1540D (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 UNK64X1707](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1707), May 10, 1964: Cessna 195 (N1540D), Wheeling, IL, 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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