# NTSB NYC66D0379: Cessna 195B, N3028B, Salem, NJ, December 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 6, 1965
- Place: Salem, NJ · SALEM, NJ
- Location: 39.5682° N, 75.4726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5682&lon=-75.4726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0379
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0379

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3450   65/12/6   SALEM NJ            CESSNA 195B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2200
        TIME - 1530                    N3028B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 490 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTIFICIAL ISLAND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      42
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3028B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Artificial Island

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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