# NTSB MKC70F0213: Cessna 195B, N4485C, Wellington, KS, September 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1969
- Place: Wellington, KS · WELLINGTON, KS
- Location: 37.2781° N, 97.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2781&lon=-97.4067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3845   69/9/7    WELLINGTON,KANS     CESSNA 195B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1030                    N4485C              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      55, 7105 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLINGTON,KANS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4485C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wellington

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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