# NTSB NYC68F0103: Cessna 195, N4354N, East Amherst, NY, July 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1967
- Place: East Amherst, NY · EAST AMHERST, NY
- Location: 43.0184° N, 78.6967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Amherst, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0184&lon=-78.6967&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115087
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0103
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0103

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2649  67/7/30    EAST AMHERST,NY     CESSNA 195          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 500
        TIME - 1900                    N4354N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AMHERST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE AREA OF LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER SHAFT SEAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4354N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Amherst

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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